U+C2E4 "실" Hangul Syllable Sil Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C2E4 "실" Hangul Syllable Sil is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "sil." It is formed by the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the vowel ㅣ (i), and the final consonant ㄹ (l), with the character meaning "thread," "string," or "yarn" in Korean. This syllable is one of thousands encoded in the Hangul Syllables block, ranging from U+AC00 to U+D7AF, which allows for efficient digital representation of the entire Korean alphabet without needing to combine individual jamo components. In practical use, "실" appears in everyday vocabulary such as "실수" (mistake) or "실제" (actual), and it is essential for accurate text rendering and communication in Korean digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+C2E4
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Sil
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "시" U+C2DC Hangul Syllable Si
"ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 실
HTML Hex Encoding 실
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x8B 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC2E4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C2E4
C/C++/Java Escape \uc2e4

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