U+C8BB "좻" Hangul Syllable Jwaes Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+C8BB "좻" Hangul Syllable Jwaes is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul script, specifically formed by combining the initial consonant "ㅈ" (j), the medial vowel "ㅙ" (wae), and the final consonant "ㅅ" (s). This character represents a phonetic syllable used in the Korean language, though it is relatively rare in contemporary vocabulary and is more often encountered in historical texts or as part of specialized linguistic transcriptions. As a defined entry in Unicode's Hangul Syllables block, it serves the purpose of encoding Korean text accurately alongside tens of thousands of other precomposed syllables, ensuring that digital systems can represent and process the full range of written Korean.
General Properties
Code Point
U+C8BB
Name
Hangul Syllable Jwaes
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
좻
HTML Hex Encoding
좻
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEC 0xA2 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0xC8BB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000C8BB
C/C++/Java Escape
\uc8bb
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hangul