U+C608 "예" Hangul Syllable Ye Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
예
U+C608 "예" Hangul Syllable Ye is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ye" as in the English word "yes." This character is composed of the initial consonant ㅇ (ieung, which is silent in this position) and the vowel ㅖ (ye), forming a common syllable used in Korean vocabulary for words such as 예 (ye), meaning "yes" or an exclamation of agreement, and in place names or terms like 예술 (yesul) for "art." Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, allowing for accurate text display and processing in Korean language contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C608 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ye |
| 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 "ᅨ" U+1168 Hangul Jungseong Ye |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 예 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 예 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x98 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC608 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C608 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc608 |