U+C76B "읫" Hangul Syllable Yis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
읫
U+C76B "읫" Hangul Syllable Yis is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script used for writing the Korean language. It represents the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㅇ" (silent), the vowel "ㅢ" (a diphthong pronounced like "ui" or "eui"), and the final consonant "ㅅ" (the "s" sound). As a single encoded character, it allows for efficient digital representation and text rendering without needing to combine individual jamo components. This syllable is relatively rare in everyday Korean vocabulary, typically appearing in formal or literary contexts where specific morphological endings or historical spellings are preserved.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C76B |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Yis |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "의" U+C758 Hangul Syllable Yi "ᆺ" U+11BA Hangul Jongseong Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 읫 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 읫 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9D 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC76B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C76B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc76b |