U+C9E4 "짤" Hangul Syllable Jjal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
짤
U+C9E4 "짤" Hangul Syllable Jjal is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "jjal" as a combination of the initial consonant J (ㅈ) and the vowel A (ㅏ) with a double consonant final L (ㄹ). In contemporary Korean internet and text messaging culture, this character has gained a widespread secondary usage as a slang abbreviation for the word "짤방" (jjalbang), which refers to a short, often humorous or memorable image, GIF, or meme circulated online, similar to a reaction image. Its compact form makes it a popular shorthand in comments and social media, where it functions as both a noun meaning "an image" and a way to request or share visual content quickly.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C9E4 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjal |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "짜" U+C9DC Hangul Syllable Jja "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 짤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 짤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA7 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC9E4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C9E4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc9e4 |