U+D576 "핶" Hangul Syllable Haegg Unicode Character
U+D576 "핶" Hangul Syllable Haegg is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㅎ" (hieut), the medial vowel "ㅐ" (ae), and the final consonant "ㄲ" (ssanggiyeok). As part of the Hangul Syllables block, this character is encoded for efficient digital text processing and display, allowing Korean words and sentences to be represented as single code points rather than individual jamo components. While the syllable "핶" itself is not commonly used in everyday Korean vocabulary, its inclusion in Unicode ensures comprehensive coverage of the theoretical syllable inventory of Hangul, supporting proper rendering and interoperability across different software platforms and devices. This character illustrates how Unicode systematically encodes the logical syllabic structure of Hangul, enabling consistent representation of the Korean language in global digital communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D576 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Haegg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "해" U+D574 Hangul Syllable Hae "ᆩ" U+11A9 Hangul Jongseong Ssangkiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 핶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 핶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x95 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD576 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D576 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud576 |