U+AE80 "" Hangul Syllable Ggaek Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+AE80 "" Hangul Syllable Ggaek is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the Korean sound "ggaek," formed from the initial consonant "ㄲ" (ssang-giyeok) and the vowel "ㅐ" (ae) with the final consonant "ㄱ" (giyeok) as a batchim. It belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in the Unicode standard, which encodes the modern Korean writing system's syllabic blocks in a predictable order based on initial, medial, and final jamo components. This character is primarily used in the Korean language to represent the lexical unit "꺽," though its frequency of use is relatively low compared to more common Hangul syllables, and it appears in words such as "꺾다" meaning "to bend" or "to snap." As part of Unicode's comprehensive encoding of all valid Hangul syllable combinations, U+AE80 ensures proper digital representation and text processing for Korean content across various platforms.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
꺀
HTML Hex Encoding
꺀
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xBA 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding
0xAE80
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000AE80
C/C++/Java Escape
\uae80