U+D64D "홍" Hangul Syllable Hong Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
홍
U+D64D "홍" Hangul Syllable Hong is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "hong." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅎ (hieut), the vowel ㅗ (o), and the final consonant ㅇ (ieung), which acts as a placeholder for the nasal sound at the end of the syllable. This character appears frequently in Korean words, such as in the common surname 홍 (Hong) or the color term 빨간 홍 (hong, meaning "red") in certain contexts. Its encoding as a single Unicode code point allows for efficient text processing and display, ensuring consistent representation across digital platforms and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D64D |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Hong |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "호" U+D638 Hangul Syllable Ho "ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 홍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 홍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x99 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD64D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D64D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud64d |