U+1179 "ᅹ" Hangul Jungseong Ya-Yo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1179 "ᅹ" Hangul Jungseong Ya-Yo is a vowel symbol used in the Korean writing system, specifically within the extended range of Hangul syllables known as the Middle Korean or modern jamo blocks. This character represents a diphthong or compound vowel that combines the sounds of "ya" (ㅑ) and "yo" (ㅛ), though it is not used in standard modern Korean orthography. Instead, it belongs to the historical or specialized jamo repertoire, primarily appearing in linguistic studies or the transcription of archaic texts to denote a distinct phonetic quality that no longer exists in contemporary spoken Korean.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1179
Name
Hangul Jungseong Ya-Yo
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᅹ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᅹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x85 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1179
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001179
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1179
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hangul