U+D1B5 "통" Hangul Syllable Tong Unicode Character
U+D1B5 "통" Hangul Syllable Tong is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "tong." It is formed from the initial consonant ㅌ (t), the medial vowel ㅗ (o), and the final consonant ㅇ (ng), combining to create a single syllabic block. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all 11,172 possible modern Hangul syllables in their precomposed form for efficient text processing and display. In Korean, "통" carries various meanings depending on context, such as "box," "barrel," or "through," and is commonly used in everyday vocabulary and compound words. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper representation and interchange of Korean text across digital platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D1B5 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Tong |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "토" U+D1A0 Hangul Syllable To "ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 통 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 통 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x86 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD1B5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D1B5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud1b5 |