U+CB99 "쮙" Hangul Syllable Jjwet Unicode Character
U+CB99 "쮙" Hangul Syllable Jjwet is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "jjwet" and formed by combining the initial consonant "jj" (ㅉ) with the vowel "we" (ㅞ) and the final consonant "t" (ㅌ). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which encodes thousands of precomposed Korean syllable blocks to enable efficient text representation and processing. This specific syllable, like others in its range, is used in written Korean to denote a particular phonetic unit, though it is relatively rare and may not appear frequently in everyday vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, supporting the preservation and use of the Korean language in computing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CB99 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Jjwet |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쮀" U+CB80 Hangul Syllable Jjwe "ᇀ" U+11C0 Hangul Jongseong Thieuth |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쮙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쮙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xAE 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCB99 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CB99 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucb99 |