U+C72F "윯" Hangul Syllable Yulh Unicode Character
U+C72F "윯" Hangul Syllable Yulh is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which encodes precomposed syllable blocks used in the modern Korean writing system. This specific character represents the Korean syllable "yulh," where the initial consonant is a placeholder for the semivowel "y," followed by the vowel "u," and ending with the final consonant "l" written as the letter "rieul" under the syllable. In standard modern Korean, the syllable "yulh" is rarely used as a standalone word in everyday vocabulary, and its primary existence is as a theoretical phonetic combination within the systematic layout of the Hangul script, which allows for 11,172 possible syllables. The character is primarily relevant for accurate text encoding, digital representation, and typesetting of historical, linguistic, or specialized Korean texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C72F |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Yulh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "유" U+C720 Hangul Syllable Yu "ᆶ" U+11B6 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 윯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 윯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9C 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC72F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C72F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc72f |