U+C8B0 "좰" Hangul Syllable Jwael Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
좰
U+C8B0 "좰" Hangul Syllable Jwael is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "j" (ㅈ), the medial vowel "wae" (ㅙ), and the final consonant "l" (ㄹ). It belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in the Unicode standard, which encodes all logically possible syllable blocks formed from the Korean alphabet. While this particular syllable is a valid construct in the Hangul script, it is considered extremely rare in actual Korean vocabulary and is not found in common dictionaries or everyday use. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures complete coverage for rare or obsolete syllables, supporting accurate transcription and linguistic research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C8B0 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jwael |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "좨" U+C8A8 Hangul Syllable Jwae "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 좰 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 좰 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA2 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC8B0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C8B0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc8b0 |