U+D5CC "헌" Hangul Syllable Heon Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter