U+C560 "애" Hangul Syllable Ae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
애
U+C560 "애" Hangul Syllable Ae is a specific code point in the Unicode standard that represents a single Korean syllable composed of the initial consonant ㅇ (a placeholder for a vowel sound) and the central vowel ㅐ, which is pronounced like the 'a' in the English word "cat." This syllable is a fundamental element of the modern Korean Hangul writing system, where it functions both as an independent morpheme meaning "child" as in "아이" or as a common syllable within countless other words. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text processing, storage, and display can correctly represent this essential character across different computer systems and platforms, enabling accurate communication in the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C560 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ae |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄋ" U+110B Hangul Choseong Ieung "ᅢ" U+1162 Hangul Jungseong Ae |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 애 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 애 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x95 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC560 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C560 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc560 |