U+C5C6 "없" Hangul Syllable Eobs Unicode Character
U+C5C6 "없" Hangul Syllable Eobs is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system of the Korean language, representing the sound "eops" which is a common reading of the combination of the initial consonant ㅇ (a placeholder), the vowel ㅓ (eo), and the final consonant cluster ㅄ (bs). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it was encoded to facilitate efficient text processing and display of Korean, eliminating the need for dynamic composition of individual jamo characters. The syllable "없" is notably used as the stem of the verb "없다" (eopda), meaning "to not exist" or "to be without," making it a fundamental component in forming negative sentences and expressions of absence in Korean. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures reliable digital representation across different platforms and software, supporting the accurate rendering and exchange of Korean text globally.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C5C6 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Eobs |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "어" U+C5B4 Hangul Syllable Eo "ᆹ" U+11B9 Hangul Jongseong Pieup-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 없 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 없 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x97 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC5C6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C5C6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc5c6 |