U+C55C "앜" Hangul Syllable Ak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
앜
U+C55C "앜" Hangul Syllable Ak is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ak." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅇ" (which is silent in this position) with the vowel "ㅏ" (a) and the final consonant "ㅋ" (k). As part of the Hangul Syllables block, this character is used in written Korean to represent a specific phonetic unit, though it is less common in everyday vocabulary compared to other syllables. The character's inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across different platforms and devices, allowing for proper display and text processing in Korean-language contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C55C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ak |
| 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 "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 앜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 앜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x95 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC55C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C55C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc55c |