U+C60B "옋" Hangul Syllable Yegs Unicode Character
U+C60B "옋" Hangul Syllable Yegs is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul block, representing a specific Korean sound formed from the initial consonant "ye" (ㅖ) and the final consonant "gs" (ㅅ). This syllable is part of the systematic encoding used to represent the entire range of possible Korean syllable blocks in digital text. While the syllable "옋" itself is rarely used in common everyday Korean vocabulary, it serves as an example of the comprehensive and efficient structure of the Hangul writing system, where characters are logically assembled from initial, medial, and final jamo components. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that even rare or theoretical Hangul syllables can be accurately stored and displayed across different digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C60B |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Yegs |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "예" U+C608 Hangul Syllable Ye "ᆪ" U+11AA Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 옋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 옋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x98 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC60B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C60B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc60b |