U+A97C "ꥼ" Hangul Choseong Ssangyeorinhieuh Unicode Character

U+A97C "ꥼ" Hangul Choseong Ssangyeorinhieuh is a specialized glyph used in the Old Hangul writing system, representing a double or tense version of the initial consonant "yeorinhieuh." This character is part of the Hangul Jamo Extended-A block, which was added to Unicode to support historical and obsolete Korean phonetic distinctions. Its name "Ssangyeorinhieuh" translates to "double light hieuh," indicating its function as a fortis (tensed) consonant that modifies pronunciation in archaic or literary Korean texts. This jamo helps preserve the accurate representation of Middle Korean phonology in digital formats, allowing scholars to encode and display rare linguistic features from pre-modern Hangul manuscripts.