U+D06C "크" Hangul Syllable Keu Unicode Character
U+D06C "크" Hangul Syllable Keu is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul script, representing the sound "keu" as in the English word "skew." It is formed by combining the consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk), which denotes an aspirated velar plosive, with the vowel "ㅡ" (eu), a close back unrounded vowel. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, specifically positioned within a large range of modern Korean syllables encoded for efficient text processing. In practical use, "크" appears in common Korean words such as "크다" (keuda, meaning "to be big") and "크리스마스" (Keuriseumaseu, the Korean transliteration of "Christmas"). Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and interoperability across platforms and fonts for the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D06C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Keu |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄏ" U+110F Hangul Choseong Khieukh "ᅳ" U+1173 Hangul Jungseong Eu |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 크 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 크 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x81 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD06C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D06C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud06c |