U+C2A9 "슩" Hangul Syllable Seunj Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C2A9 "슩" Hangul Syllable Seunj is a specific precomposed syllable used in the modern Korean writing system known as Hangul, where it represents a phonetically distinct combination of the initial consonant "seu", a medial vowel, and the final consonant "nj". As part of the vast Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character simplifies text processing and display by encoding the fully formed syllable as a single codepoint rather than requiring a sequence of individual jamo letters. Its inclusion ensures accurate representation of Korean text in digital environments, supporting the language's complex syllabic structure and enabling consistent rendering across different platforms and software.

General Properties

Code Point U+C2A9
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Seunj
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "스" U+C2A4 Hangul Syllable Seu
"ᆬ" U+11AC Hangul Jongseong Nieun-Cieuc

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 슩
HTML Hex Encoding 슩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x8A 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC2A9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C2A9
C/C++/Java Escape \uc2a9

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