U+C9C1 "직" Hangul Syllable Jig Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
직
U+C9C1 "직" Hangul Syllable Jig is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "jig" as formed by the initial consonant ㅈ (j), the vowel ㅣ (i), and the final consonant ㄱ (g). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes modern Korean syllables as individual characters for efficient text processing. In standard Korean usage, this syllable appears in common words such as "직장" meaning workplace and "직업" meaning occupation, and it is a key component in vocabulary related to jobs, duties, or direct actions. The character's inclusion in Unicode ensures its proper representation and digital communication across platforms and software adhering to the Unicode standard.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C9C1 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jig |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "지" U+C9C0 Hangul Syllable Ji "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 직 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 직 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA7 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC9C1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C9C1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc9c1 |