U+CF24 "켤" Hangul Syllable Kyeol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
켤
U+CF24 "켤" Hangul Syllable Kyeol is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "kyeol" formed from the initial consonant ㅋ (kieuk), the medial vowel ㅕ (yeo), and the final consonant ㄹ (rieul). It belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which provides a complete set of these precomposed syllables for efficient text processing and display. In the Korean language, "켤" is commonly tied to the verb "켤다" and its form "켤" meaning "to pair" or "to match," often used in contexts like pairing socks or shoes. This character thus serves both a linguistic and digital role, enabling accurate representation and communication in Korean text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CF24 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kyeol |
| 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 "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 켤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 켤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBC 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCF24 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CF24 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucf24 |