U+C68B "욋" Hangul Syllable Oes Unicode Character
U+C68B "욋" Hangul Syllable Oes is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul script, representing the Korean sound "oes" as it appears in the Korean writing system. This syllable is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅇ (ieung, which is silent in initial position), the vowel ㅚ (oe), and the final consonant ㅅ (siot), and it follows the standard structural rules of Hangul where letters are grouped into syllabic blocks. In practical use, "욋" may appear in certain Korean words or names, contributing to the precise phonetic representation required for the language, though it is less common than more frequently used syllables. As part of the Unicode Standard's Hangul Syllables block, it ensures consistent digital encoding and display across platforms, preserving the typographic richness of the Korean alphabet.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C68B |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Oes |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "외" U+C678 Hangul Syllable Oe "ᆺ" U+11BA Hangul Jongseong Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 욋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 욋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9A 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC68B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C68B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc68b |