U+CA7C "쩼" Hangul Syllable Jjess Unicode Character
U+CA7C "쩼" Hangul Syllable Jjess is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul writing system used for the Korean language, representing the sound "jjess" formed by the initial consonant 쩍 (a tensed double jieut) and the vowel ㅔ (e) combined with the final consonant ㅆ (double ssanggiyeok). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean initial, medial, and final jamo characters for efficient text storage and rendering. While 쩼 is not among the most common syllables in everyday Korean vocabulary, it appears in certain words or contexts, such as onomatopoeic expressions or technical terms, and its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation across platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CA7C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjess |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쩨" U+CA68 Hangul Syllable Jje "ᆻ" U+11BB Hangul Jongseong Ssangsios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쩼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쩼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xA9 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCA7C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CA7C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uca7c |