U+C420 "쐠" Hangul Syllable Sswaem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
쐠
U+C420 "쐠" Hangul Syllable Sswaem is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅆ" (ss) with the medial vowel "ㅙ" (wae) and the final consonant "ㅁ" (m). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character represents a single phonetic unit used in the Korean language, where it is a valid but relatively rare syllable that may appear in specific vocabulary or names. Its incorporation into the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and display across different platforms and devices, supporting the accurate rendering of Korean text online and in documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C420 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Sswaem |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쐐" U+C410 Hangul Syllable Sswae "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쐠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쐠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x90 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC420 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C420 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc420 |