U+116B "" Hangul Jungseong Wae Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+116B "" Hangul Jungseong Wae is a vowel component in the Hangul writing system of the Korean language, specifically classified as a medial letter representing the diphthong sound "wae" or "wɛ". This character is part of the Hangul Jamo block and is used in combination with leading consonant characters to form complete Korean syllables. It visually consists of the base vowel symbol for "a" with a short vertical stroke, which indicates the "w" glide, and it serves as a distinct phonetic element in the orthography of modern and historical Korean. While the Wae jamo is less common than some other vowels, it remains an essential part of the Korean script for accurately representing certain words and sounds.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᅫ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᅫ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x85 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x116B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000116B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u116b