Hangul Choseong Ssangrieul Letter
ᄙ (Hangul Choseong Ssangrieul, U+1119) is a Korean consonant jamo used as an initial sound.
U+1119
ᄙ is a Hangul consonant jamo used in the modern Korean writing system. Specifically, it represents the initial consonant sound “ssangrieul” as part of Hangul syllable construction. Use it when you need precise character-level control over Korean text.
Hangul Choseong Ssangrieul Letter Meaning
ᄙ is the Hangul choseong (initial consonant) known as ssangrieul. In Unicode it is U+1119, meaning it belongs to the set of leading consonant jamo used to form complete Hangul syllables. On its own, it is not typically read as a full word; instead, it acts as the initial component when combined with a choseong, jungseong (vowel), and jongseong (final consonant) to create syllabic blocks. In text processing and typography, using the exact jamo can be important for normalization, decomposed Hangul data, and low-level font or rendering work.
Common uses
- •Typing or editing decomposed Hangul jamo sequences (character-by-character input)
- •Digital typography work where initial consonant jamo must be controlled precisely
- •Programming and localization tasks that require exact Unicode character usage
- •Linguistic or academic text that represents Korean phoneme components directly
- •Building Hangul syllables programmatically from individual jamo parts
Examples
ᄙ Hangul Choseong Ssangrieul (U+1119)
- ᄙᄙᅡᆫ (example syllable sequence using the initial jamo)
- ᄙᄙᅥᄉ (example sequence with following vowel/final components)
- ᄙCharacter set: ᄙ (U+1119) in a Hangul jamo list
- ᄙDecomposed text contains: ᄙᅵ (initial jamo plus vowel jamo)
- ᄙTest string includes ᄙ to verify rendering of choseong jamo
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1119 | |
| HTML Entity | ᄙ | |
| HTML Code | ᄙ | |
| CSS | \1119 |
FAQ
What does the Hangul Choseong Ssangrieul letter mean?
ᄙ is the Hangul choseong (initial consonant) known as ssangrieul. In Unicode it is U+1119, meaning it belongs to the set of leading consonant jamo used to form complete Hangul syllables. On its own, it is not typically read as a full word; instead, it acts as the initial component when combined with a choseong, jungseong (vowel), and jongseong (final consonant) to create syllabic blocks. In text processing and typography, using the exact jamo can be important for normalization, decomposed Hangul data, and low-level font or rendering work.
What Unicode character is ᄙ?
ᄙ is Hangul Choseong Ssangrieul with Unicode code point U+1119.
Is ᄙ a complete Hangul syllable?
Usually no. It is a choseong (initial consonant jamo) that combines with vowel (jungseong) and optional final (jongseong) to form syllables.
How can I copy ᄙ easily?
Copy the character directly from this page (ᄙ). You can also use the provided escapes such as CSS \\1119 or JavaScript \\u{1119}.
Where is ᄙ used in practice?
It’s used in decomposed Hangul text, programmatic syllable building, typography/rendering tests, and character-accurate Korean data processing.