U+CF9F "쾟" Hangul Syllable Kwaes Unicode Character
U+CF9F "쾟" Hangul Syllable Kwaes is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script used for the Korean language, representing the phonetic combination of an initial consonant, a medial vowel, and a final consonant. Specifically, it is formed from the initial consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk, a velar plosive pronounced as an aspirated "k"), the medial vowel "ㅙ" (wae, a diphthong combining "ㅗ" and "ㅐ"), and the final consonant "ㅅ" (siot, producing a "t" sound at the syllable's end). Together, these components yield the sound "kwae+ t," making this character part of the vibrant inventory of Korean syllables stored in the Unicode Hangul Syllables block (AC00-D7AF), where each syllable is assigned a unique code point based on its algorithmic composition. In practical use, it is a rare but valid character in Korean typography, appearing in specialized or literary contexts rather than common daily vocabulary.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+CF9F |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Kwaes |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "쾌" U+CF8C Hangul Syllable Kwae "ᆺ" U+11BA Hangul Jongseong Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 쾟 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 쾟 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0xBE 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xCF9F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000CF9F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ucf9f |