U+CF1C "켜" Hangul Syllable Kyeo Unicode Character
U+CF1C "켜" Hangul Syllable Kyeo is a precomposed syllable representing the Korean sound "kyeo," formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk) with the vowel "ㅕ" (yeo). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations of the modern Korean alphabet in a single, unified code point for efficient text processing. In the Korean writing system, "켜" appears in words such as "켜다" (to turn on or light) and "켜기" (turning on), and it is also commonly used in compound syllables like "켜요" in polite speech. Its standardized encoding ensures accurate display and interchange across digital platforms, supporting the seamless representation of the Korean language in global computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CF1C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kyeo |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄏ" U+110F Hangul Choseong Khieukh "ᅧ" U+1167 Hangul Jungseong Yeo |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 켜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 켜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBC 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCF1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CF1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucf1c |