U+C508 "씈" Hangul Syllable Sseuk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
씈
U+C508 "씈" Hangul Syllable Sseuk is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "sseuk" (쓰 + ㄱ). It is formed from the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the vowel ㅡ (eu), and the final consonant ㄱ (k), with the initial consonant being tensed to produce the double consonant ㅆ (ss). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character is used in written Korean to encode the specific syllable quickly without the need for combining individual jamo components. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures consistent digital representation across devices, allowing users to type and display this syllable correctly in Korean text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C508 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Sseuk |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쓰" U+C4F0 Hangul Syllable Sseu "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 씈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 씈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x94 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC508 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C508 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc508 |