U+C18D "속" Hangul Syllable Sog Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
속
U+C18D "속" Hangul Syllable Sog is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "sog." It is formed from the initial consonant ㅅ (s) and the medial vowel ㅗ (o), combined with the final consonant ㄱ (g) at the bottom, following the block-building structure of Hangul. As part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, this character allows for the direct encoding of entire Korean syllables, which simplifies text processing and display for digital platforms. In Korean, "속" commonly means "inside" or "interior" and appears frequently in everyday vocabulary, such as in the word "속도" (speed) or idiomatic expressions like "마음 속" (in one's heart).
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C18D |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Sog |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "소" U+C18C Hangul Syllable So "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 속 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 속 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x86 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC18D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C18D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc18d |