U+CEDE "컞" Hangul Syllable Kyaej Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
컞
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 |