U+C687 "" Hangul Syllable Oelh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+C687 "" Hangul Syllable Oelh is a specific syllable block from the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "oelh." This character belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants (jamo). The syllable "욇" is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅇ" (a placeholder for a vowel’s initial sound), the vowel "ㅚ" (which sounds like "oe" or "weh"), and the final consonant "ㄹㅎ" (a complex final cluster "lh"). While this syllable exists as a theoretical and encoded combination, it is extremely rare in actual Korean usage, as the consonant cluster "ㄹㅎ" is uncommon in modern spoken and written Korean, making "욇" a largely unfamiliar character even to native speakers. The inclusion of such rarely used syllables in Unicode ensures comprehensive coverage of the Hangul writing system for historical, linguistic, and digital accuracy.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
욇
HTML Hex Encoding
욇
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEC 0x9A 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding
0xC687
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000C687
C/C++/Java Escape
\uc687