U+C258 "" Hangul Syllable Swel Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+C258 "" Hangul Syllable Swel is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul script, representing the sound "swel" as a combination of the initial consonant ㅅ (s), the medial vowel ㅞ (we), and the final consonant ㄹ (l). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllabic blocks formed from the Korean alphabet according to the standard ordering system. In practical usage, "쉘" can appear in words like "쉘터" (shelter) or as a transliteration for foreign terms, such as in "쉘 스크립트" (shell script) in computing contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent text representation across digital platforms and operating systems.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
쉘
HTML Hex Encoding
쉘
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEC 0x89 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0xC258
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000C258
C/C++/Java Escape
\uc258