U+D56E "핮" Hangul Syllable Haj Unicode Character
U+D56E "핮" Hangul Syllable Haj is a precomposed syllable in the Korean writing system, representing the sounds of the consonant "ㅎ" (h), the vowel "ㅏ" (a), and the final consonant "ㅈ" (j) as a single block. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which includes the full set of 11,172 possible combinations of initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants in modern Korean. The syllable "핮" is constructed by combining the individual jamo characters, but as a precomposed form, it allows for efficient text processing and rendering in digital environments, ensuring proper display and alignment in Korean typography. While it is a valid and properly defined Hangul syllable, "핮" is not a common word in contemporary Korean and would typically appear only in specialized linguistic contexts or historical texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D56E |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Haj |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "하" U+D558 Hangul Syllable Ha "ᆽ" U+11BD Hangul Jongseong Cieuc |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 핮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 핮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x95 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD56E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D56E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud56e |