U+D277 "퉷" Hangul Syllable Twes Unicode Character
U+D277 "퉷" Hangul Syllable Twes is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "twes" formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅌ" (t) with the medial vowel "ㅞ" (we) and the final consonant "ㅅ" (s). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations in the Korean alphabet to facilitate efficient digital text representation. In practical use, "퉷" is a relatively rare syllable in contemporary Korean vocabulary, appearing in specific native or borrowed words where the sound "twes" occurs, such as in onomatopoeic expressions or certain verb forms like "퉷퉷거리다" (to splutter or spatter repeatedly). Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that Korean texts can be accurately processed, displayed, and exchanged across different digital platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D277 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Twes |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "퉤" U+D264 Hangul Syllable Twe "ᆺ" U+11BA Hangul Jongseong Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 퉷 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 퉷 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x89 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD277 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D277 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud277 |