U+C3AE "쎮" Hangul Syllable Ssyeolp Unicode Character
U+C3AE "쎮" Hangul Syllable Ssyeolp is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ss" (a tensed 's' sound), the medial vowel "yeo," and the final consonant "lp." This character is formed algorithmically as part of the Hangul Syllables block, which organizes Korean syllables systematically according to the principles of the Korean alphabet. In standard Korean, "쎮" is an extremely rare or non-existent syllable in common vocabulary, but it is included in the Unicode standard to ensure full coverage of all possible orthographic combinations within the Hangul script. Its inclusion supports precise digital text representation, allowing for correct rendering and encoding of any theoretical or historical syllable that may appear in specialized linguistic or typographic contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C3AE |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ssyeolp |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쎠" U+C3A0 Hangul Syllable Ssyeo "ᆵ" U+11B5 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Phieuph |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쎮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쎮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x8E 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC3AE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C3AE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc3ae |