U+CEDE "컞" Hangul Syllable Kyaej Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+CEDE "컞" Hangul Syllable Kyaej is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant ky (ㅋ with a palatalized glide) and the vowel ae (ㅐ), ending with the final consonant j (ㅈ) to form a single, complete character block. This character, part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, is used in the Korean writing system to denote a specific sound that occurs in modern and historical Korean, though it is relatively uncommon in contemporary everyday vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent this precise phonological unit, highlighting Unicode's role in preserving the full range of Korean script characters for linguistic accuracy and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+CEDE
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Kyaej
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "컈" U+CEC8 Hangul Syllable Kyae
"ᆽ" U+11BD Hangul Jongseong Cieuc

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 컞
HTML Hex Encoding 컞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0xBB 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xCEDE
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000CEDE
C/C++/Java Escape \ucede

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter