U+C2A4 "스" Hangul Syllable Seu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
스
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 |