U+CF09 "켉" Hangul Syllable Kelg Unicode Character
U+CF09 "켉" Hangul Syllable Kelg is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "kelg." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk), the vowel "ㅔ" (e), and the final consonant cluster "ㄺ" (rieul-giyeok), though in contemporary Korean usage, such a syllable is exceptionally rare or nonexistent in standard vocabulary. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations derived from the Korean alphabet, primarily to support digital text processing and legacy encoding systems. While "켉" may not appear in common written Korean, it exists as a valid Unicode code point for historical, technical, or scholarly purposes, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CF09 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kelg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "케" U+CF00 Hangul Syllable Ke "ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 켉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 켉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBC 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCF09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CF09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucf09 |