Halfwidth Hangul Letter Yae Letter
ￅ is the Halfwidth Hangul Letter Yae character (Unicode U+FFC5).
U+FFC5
ￅ is a Unicode character named Halfwidth Hangul Letter Yae. It is represented by code point U+FFC5 and can be copied or inserted using standard escape formats.
Halfwidth Hangul Letter Yae Letter Meaning
ￅ is the Unicode character called HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER YAE. It belongs to the Fullwidth category in Unicode listings, even though its name includes “Halfwidth,” reflecting legacy East Asian typography sets. This character corresponds to the Korean syllable component “yae” in Hangul-related text contexts, especially where halfwidth/fullwidth compatibility character sets are used. You may encounter it when working with legacy encodings, fixed-width layouts, or fonts that map Hangul jamo/letters to specific compatibility characters. Use it when you specifically need this exact code point rather than a visually similar glyph.
Common uses
- •Copying the exact character into legacy text or compatibility data
- •Filling fixed-width UI fields where a specific Hangul compatibility glyph is required
- •Correctly reproducing older documents or strings that use U+FFC5
- •Labeling or annotating Hangul text in typography testing and font comparison
- •Generating accurate sample strings for developers working with Unicode handling
Examples
ￅ Halfwidth Hangul Letter Yae
- ￅￅabc
- ￅHangul: ￅ
- ￅlegacy string ￅ U+FFC5
- ￅUI preview: ￅ
- ￅcompat glyph ￅ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FFC5 | |
| HTML Entity | ￅ | |
| HTML Code | ￅ | |
| CSS | \FFC5 |
FAQ
What does the Halfwidth Hangul Letter Yae letter mean?
ￅ is the Unicode character called HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER YAE. It belongs to the Fullwidth category in Unicode listings, even though its name includes “Halfwidth,” reflecting legacy East Asian typography sets. This character corresponds to the Korean syllable component “yae” in Hangul-related text contexts, especially where halfwidth/fullwidth compatibility character sets are used. You may encounter it when working with legacy encodings, fixed-width layouts, or fonts that map Hangul jamo/letters to specific compatibility characters. Use it when you specifically need this exact code point rather than a visually similar glyph.
What is the Unicode code point for ￅ?
The Unicode code point for ￅ is U+FFC5.
How can I copy ￅ into my text editor?
Copy the character directly from this page (ￅ), or insert it using its HTML entity ￅ.
What is the HTML entity and JavaScript escape for ￅ?
HTML entity: ￅ . JavaScript escape: \\u{FFC5}.
Why is it called “Halfwidth” but listed as Fullwidth?
The character’s Unicode name is “HALFWIDTH HANGUL LETTER YAE,” while its category listing is “Fullwidth” (as shown in Unicode character data). This reflects historical naming/compatibility groupings.