U+D697 "횗" Hangul Syllable Hoelb Unicode Character
U+D697 "횗" Hangul Syllable Hoelb is a specific precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "hoelb" as a combination of the initial consonant ㅎ (h), the medial vowel ㅚ (oe), and the final consonant ᆯ (l) followed by a second final consonant ㅂ (b), resulting in the complex batchim or final consonant cluster "lb". This character is part of the Hangul Syllables Unicode block, which includes all possible precomposed syllables formed from the 24 basic and complex jamo characters of Korean. Used primarily in the Korean language, "횗" may appear in specific words or contexts where such a syllable is required, though it is relatively rare compared to more common syllables due to the phonetic restrictions of Korean. Its encoding as a single precomposed character simplifies text processing and display in digital environments, ensuring consistent representation across systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D697 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Hoelb |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "회" U+D68C Hangul Syllable Hoe "ᆲ" U+11B2 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 횗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 횗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x9A 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD697 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D697 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud697 |