U+CF24 "켤" Hangul Syllable Kyeol Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter