U+CE99 "캙" Hangul Syllable Kaelg Unicode Character
U+CE99 "캙" Hangul Syllable Kaelg is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul script used for writing Korean. It represents the sound "kaelg," combining the initial consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk), the vowel "ㅐ" (ae), and the final consonant cluster "ㄺ" (rieul giyeok), which is a double final consonant. This syllable is part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, which covers all possible combinations of Korean initials, vowels, and finals, allowing for the efficient encoding of written Korean without needing to decompose each syllable into individual characters. While not a commonly used word in everyday Korean, it demonstrates the systematic structure of the Hangul writing system, where each syllable block is assigned a unique codepoint for digital text representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CE99 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kaelg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "캐" U+CE90 Hangul Syllable Kae "ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 캙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 캙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBA 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCE99 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CE99 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uce99 |