U+B04C "" Hangul Syllable Ggeul Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+B04C "" Hangul Syllable Ggeul is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul alphabet, representing the phonetic sound "ggeul," where the initial consonant is a double or tense 'ㄲ' (ssanggiyeok) combined with the vowel 'ㅡ' (eu) and the final consonant 'ㄹ' (rieul). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which systematically encodes all possible combinations of Korean initial consonants, medial vowels, and final consonants. In practical usage, this syllable appears in Korean vocabulary such as "끌다" (ggeulda), meaning "to pull" or "to drag," highlighting its role in expressing tense consonant sounds that are distinctive in the Korean language.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
끌
HTML Hex Encoding
끌
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEB 0x81 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0xB04C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000B04C
C/C++/Java Escape
\ub04c