U+D5CC "헌" Hangul Syllable Heon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
헌
U+D5CC "헌" Hangul Syllable Heon is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script, used to write the Korean language. It represents the phonetic sound "heon" and is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅎ (hieut), the medial vowel ㅓ (eo), and the final consonant ㄴ (nieun). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character enables the accurate digital representation and processing of Korean text, where it commonly appears in vocabulary such as "헌법" (heonbeob, meaning constitution) or "헌신" (heonsin, meaning devotion). Its inclusion ensures consistent encoding across platforms and applications, supporting the proper rendering of Korean literature, official documents, and everyday communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D5CC |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Heon |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "허" U+D5C8 Hangul Syllable Heo "ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 헌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 헌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x97 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD5CC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D5CC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud5cc |