U+C6F0 "웰" Hangul Syllable Wel Unicode Character
U+C6F0 "웰" Hangul Syllable Wel is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul script, representing the sound "wel" as it appears in everyday Korean vocabulary. This character combines the initial consonant ㅇ (a placeholder for a vowel-initial syllable) with the medial vowel ㅔ (e) and the final consonant ㄹ (l), forming a single encoded unit rather than requiring separate jamo components. Commonly used in words like "웰빙" (welbing, meaning well-being) and "웰컴" (welkeom, meaning welcome), it often appears in loanwords from English, particularly those related to health, hospitality, and technology. As part of the Hangul Syllables block, U+C6F0 facilitates efficient text processing and display for Korean speakers, ensuring that this exact syllable is represented consistently across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C6F0 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Wel |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "웨" U+C6E8 Hangul Syllable We "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 웰 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 웰 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9B 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC6F0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C6F0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc6f0 |