U+C2A4 "스" Hangul Syllable Seu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C2A4 "스" Hangul Syllable Seu is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, formed by combining the consonant ㅅ (siot) with the vowel ㅡ (eu). This character represents the sound "seu" as pronounced in Korean, similar to the English "s" sound followed by a close unrounded vowel. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it is widely used in modern Korean text for words such as "스타" (seuta, meaning "star") or "스포츠" (seupocheu, meaning "sports"). The character's inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+C2A4
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Seu
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "ᄉ" U+1109 Hangul Choseong Sios
"ᅳ" U+1173 Hangul Jungseong Eu

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 스
HTML Hex Encoding 스
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x8A 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC2A4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C2A4
C/C++/Java Escape \uc2a4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LV Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LV 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=LV
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter