U+C5CF "엏" Hangul Syllable Eoh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C5CF "엏" Hangul Syllable Eoh is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul script, representing the Korean sound "eoh" (어 with a final ㅎ). It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅇ (ieung), the medial vowel ㅓ (eo), and the final consonant ㅎ (hieut), and falls within the Hangul Syllables block (U+AC00 to U+D7AF). This character is used in written Korean to represent a specific syllable that may appear in certain words or names, though it is not among the most common syllables in everyday vocabulary. As part of the Unicode Standard, it ensures consistent encoding and display across different digital platforms and fonts, preserving the linguistic nuances of the Korean writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+C5CF
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Eoh
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
"ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 엏
HTML Hex Encoding 엏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x97 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC5CF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C5CF
C/C++/Java Escape \uc5cf

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter