U+C479 "쑹" Hangul Syllable Ssung Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C479 "쑹" Hangul Syllable Ssung is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ssung." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅆ (ssang shiot, a doubled S sound) with the vowel ㅜ (u) and the final consonant ㅇ (ieung, which here functions as a final nasal ng). This character belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in the Unicode standard and is used in written Korean for words such as 쑹쑹, which may describe a quick, light movement or the act of bustling about. The encoding of U+C479 allows for consistent digital representation of this specific Hangul syllable across different platforms and software.

General Properties

Code Point U+C479
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ssung
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쑤" U+C464 Hangul Syllable Ssu
"ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쑹
HTML Hex Encoding 쑹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x91 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC479
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C479
C/C++/Java Escape \uc479

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