U+D246 "퉆" Hangul Syllable Tup Unicode Character
U+D246 "퉆" Hangul Syllable Tup is a specific precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "tup" as used in the Korean language. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations formed from initial consonants (초성), medial vowels (중성), and final consonants (종성) in a single code point for efficient text processing. The syllable "퉆" is composed of the initial consonant ㅌ (t), the medial vowel ㅜ (u), and the final consonant ㅂ (p), and it appears in Korean vocabulary, such as in the onomatopoeic word "퉆퉆" which describes a soft, repetitive tapping or poking sound. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and interchange across platforms, supporting the preservation and use of the Korean language in global computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D246 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Tup |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "투" U+D22C Hangul Syllable Tu "ᇁ" U+11C1 Hangul Jongseong Phieuph |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 퉆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 퉆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x89 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD246 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D246 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud246 |