U+FFA0 "ﾠ" Halfwidth Hangul Filler Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ﾠ
U+FFA0 "ﾠ" Halfwidth Hangul Filler is a typographic space used within the Korean writing system to represent an empty or null syllable block in halfwidth form, primarily for compatibility with older East Asian text encodings. Unlike a regular space, which separates words, this character occupies the width of a halfwidth Hangul syllable, allowing it to preserve whitespace or position within text that is tightly formatted for monospaced environments or legacy systems. It is distinct from other Hangul filler characters, such as the fullwidth variant, due to its narrower appearance and specific technical application in converting between fullwidth and halfwidth character sets.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FFA0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Halfwidth Hangul Filler |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Halfwidth Hangul Cae Om |
| Block | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Narrow |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ㅤ" U+3164 Hangul Filler |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ﾠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ﾠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xBE 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFFA0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FFA0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uffa0 |