U+C60B "옋" Hangul Syllable Yegs Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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