U+C420 "쐠" Hangul Syllable Sswaem Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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