U+C798 "잘" Hangul Syllable Jal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
잘
U+C798 "잘" Hangul Syllable Jal is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul script, representing the sound "jal". It is formed from the initial consonant "ㅈ" (j), the vowel "ㅏ" (a), and the final consonant "ㄹ" (l), and holds significant meaning in the Korean language as an adverb meaning "well," "skillfully," or "properly." This character is frequently used in everyday speech and writing, appearing in common expressions such as "잘 지내요" (I am doing well) and "잘 가요" (goodbye). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it was encoded to support the modern Korean writing system, enabling efficient digital representation of this essential and versatile Korean word.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C798 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jal |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "자" U+C790 Hangul Syllable Ja "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 잘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 잘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9E 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC798 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C798 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc798 |