U+C276 "쉶" Hangul Syllable Swilm Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C276 "쉶" Hangul Syllable Swilm is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul script used for the Korean language, formed from the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the medial vowel ㅟ (wi), and the final consonant ㅁ (m). This specific combination represents the sound "swilm," though it is not a common or frequently used syllable in contemporary Korean vocabulary. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it is encoded as a single character to support efficient text processing and display, ensuring that all possible syllable combinations in the Korean writing system are represented without requiring dynamic composition. Its inclusion reflects the comprehensive nature of Unicode's coverage of the Korean script.

General Properties

Code Point U+C276
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Swilm
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쉬" U+C26C Hangul Syllable Swi
"ᆱ" U+11B1 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Mieum

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쉶
HTML Hex Encoding 쉶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x89 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC276
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C276
C/C++/Java Escape \uc276

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter