U+D717 "휗" Hangul Syllable Hweh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
휗
U+D717 "휗" Hangul Syllable Hweh is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul script, representing the Korean sound "hweh" as formed by the initial consonant ㅎ (h), the medial vowel ㅞ (we), and the final consonant ㅎ (h). This character is typical of the modern Korean writing system where syllabic blocks are encoded as single code points for efficiency. Though rare in everyday modern Korean vocabulary, it showcases the systematic nature of Hangul's syllabary, allowing for phonetically precise representation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that even uncommon or theoretical syllables can be displayed and processed across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+D717 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Hweh |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "훼" U+D6FC Hangul Syllable Hwe "ᇂ" U+11C2 Hangul Jongseong Hieuh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 휗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 휗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xED 0x9C 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD717 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000D717 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud717 |