U+C287 "슇" Hangul Syllable Swih Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
슇
U+C287 "슇" Hangul Syllable Swih is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul block, representing the Korean sound "swih" as a combination of the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the medial vowel ㅟ (wi), and the final consonant ㅎ (h). This character is part of the Korean writing system's syllabic inventory, where individual jamo letters are encoded as complete syllables for efficient text processing and display. While 슇 is a valid orthographic form in Hangul, it is not commonly used in contemporary Korean vocabulary, appearing instead in historical texts or as a theoretical syllable. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation of all possible Korean syllable combinations across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C287 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Swih |
| 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 "ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 슇 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 슇 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x8A 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC287 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C287 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc287 |