U+C557 "앗" Hangul Syllable As Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
앗
U+C557 "앗" Hangul Syllable As is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅇ" (which is silent in initial position) with the vowel "ㅏ" (a) and the final consonant "ㅅ" (s). This syllable, pronounced like "aht" with a short, sharp stop at the end, appears frequently in Korean words, most notably in the common interjection "앗" used to express a sudden gasp, shock, or mild surprise, similar to "Ah!" or "Oops!" in English. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent digital representation and rendering of this specific Korean syllable across different platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C557 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable As |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "아" U+C544 Hangul Syllable A "ᆺ" U+11BA Hangul Jongseong Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 앗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 앗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x95 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC557 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C557 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc557 |