U+CF20 "켠" Hangul Syllable Kyeon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
켠
U+CF20 "켠" Hangul Syllable Kyeon is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "kyeon" as a single character. It is formed from the initial consonant ㅋ (kieuk), the vowel ㅕ (yeo), and the final consonant ㄴ (nieun), making it part of the vast Hangul Syllables block in Unicode. This character is used in Korean text for writing words such as "켠" which can mean a side or flank, and it functions as a standard typographic unit in digital encoding, ensuring consistent representation across platforms and devices. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate rendering and interchange of Korean language content globally.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CF20 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kyeon |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "켜" U+CF1C Hangul Syllable Kyeo "ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 켠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 켠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBC 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCF20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CF20 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucf20 |