U+C1A3 "솣" Hangul Syllable Soc Unicode Character
U+C1A3 "솣" Hangul Syllable Soc is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system used for the Korean language, representing the phonetic sound "soc." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the vowel ㅗ (o), and the final consonant ㅊ (ch), which are encoded as separate jamo characters but are presented as a single block according to the standard Korean orthography. This syllable is part of the extensive Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which systematically covers all logically possible combinations of Korean initial, medial, and final sounds. The character "솣" itself corresponds to a specific lexical entry in Korean, meaning it is used in actual words, though it is relatively rare compared to more common syllables in the language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures accurate digital representation, text processing, and display of Korean text across various platforms and software.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C1A3 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Soc |
| 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 "ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 솣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 솣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x86 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC1A3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C1A3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc1a3 |