U+C920 "줠" Hangul Syllable Jweol Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C920 "줠" Hangul Syllable Jweol is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul script, representing the sound "jweol" as a combination of the initial consonant "ㅈ" (jieut), the medial vowel "ㅞ" (we), and the final consonant "ㄹ" (rieul). Part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character is used in the Korean language to form words or syllables within standard written Korean text, though it is relatively uncommon in everyday vocabulary compared to more frequent syllables. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and interoperability across systems and platforms that support Korean typography.

General Properties

Code Point U+C920
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Jweol
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "줘" U+C918 Hangul Syllable Jweo
"ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 줠
HTML Hex Encoding 줠
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xA4 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC920
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C920
C/C++/Java Escape \uc920

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