U+CF6F "콯" Hangul Syllable Koh Unicode Character
U+CF6F "콯" Hangul Syllable Koh is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean writing system, Hangul, representing a specific phonetic unit in the Korean language. It is formed by combining the initial consonant “ㅋ” (kieuk, producing a /kʰ/ sound), the vowel “ㅗ” (o, producing a /o/ sound), and the final consonant “ㅎ” (hieut, producing an /h/ closure). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character encodes a syllable that, while valid in terms of Korean phonology, is extremely rare or unattested in actual Korean vocabulary, primarily existing to complete the systematic encoding of all possible syllable combinations in the script. The character falls within a range that allows text processing systems and fonts to reliably display and handle Korean text without needing to dynamically compose individual jamo, thus ensuring consistent orthographic representation across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CF6F |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Koh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "코" U+CF54 Hangul Syllable Ko "ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 콯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 콯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBD 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCF6F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CF6F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucf6f |