U+C959 "쥙" Hangul Syllable Jwilg Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C959 "쥙" Hangul Syllable Jwilg is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant ㅈ (j), the medial vowel ㅟ (wi), and the final consonant ㄺ (lg). This character represents a specific phonetic unit in the Korean language, though it is extremely rare in everyday modern vocabulary and primarily appears in specialized or historical contexts. Its existence in the Unicode standard ensures that any text requiring this syllable, such as in linguistic studies or advanced typography, can be displayed and processed consistently across different digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+C959
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Jwilg
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "쥐" U+C950 Hangul Syllable Jwi
"ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 쥙
HTML Hex Encoding 쥙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xA5 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC959
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C959
C/C++/Java Escape \uc959

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