U+C8F5 "죵" Hangul Syllable Jyong Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C8F5 "죵" Hangul Syllable Jyong is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅈ" (jieut), the medial vowel "ㅛ" (yo), and the final consonant "ㅇ" (ieung) to represent the sound "jyong." While it is a valid and encoded Hangul syllable in the Unicode standard, it is not a common or frequently used syllable in contemporary Korean vocabulary, as the combination of "ㅛ" with a palatal initial like "ㅈ" and a final "ㅇ" is relatively rare in everyday language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that any text requiring this specific syllable, whether in historical contexts, technical transcription, or specialized terminology, can be accurately represented across digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+C8F5
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Jyong
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "죠" U+C8E0 Hangul Syllable Jyo
"ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 죵
HTML Hex Encoding 죵
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xA3 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC8F5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C8F5
C/C++/Java Escape \uc8f5

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter