U+D6A8 "효" Hangul Syllable Hyo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
효
U+D6A8 "효" Hangul Syllable Hyo is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul script, representing the phonetic sound "hyo." This character is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅎ (hieut), the vowel ㅛ (yo), and no final consonant, as part of the systematic syllabic block structure used in Korean writing. In the Korean language, "효" carries multiple meanings depending on context, including filial piety or devotion, and it appears in common words such as "효도" (hyodo, meaning filial duty) and "효과" (hyogwa, meaning effect or result). Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates digital text processing and display across diverse platforms, supporting the accurate representation of Korean text in global computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D6A8 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Hyo |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄒ" U+1112 Hangul Choseong Hieuh "ᅭ" U+116D Hangul Jungseong Yo |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 효 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 효 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x9A 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD6A8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D6A8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud6a8 |