Hangul Choseong Thieuth Letter
ᄐ is a Korean Hangul leading consonant jamo (Choseong Thieuth).
U+1110
ᄐ is the Hangul choseong (leading consonant) named THIEUTH. It appears at the start of Hangul syllables in Korean writing and typography. Use it directly or copy it using the provided code points.
Hangul Choseong Thieuth Letter Meaning
ᄐ (U+1110) is “HANGUL CHOSEONG THIEUTH,” a Hangul jamo used as the initial consonant in Hangul syllable blocks. In Korean syllable construction, different choseong jamo combine with vowels and (optionally) jongseong (final consonants) to form standard syllables. As an isolated character, it represents the choseong element itself rather than a complete syllable. It’s mainly seen in linguistics, Unicode-focused text processing, and when working with Hangul jamo decomposition rather than everyday typing of full syllables.
Common uses
- •Unicode text processing that uses Hangul jamo (not full syllables)
- •Linguistics and Korean language data annotation
- •Font testing or rendering checks for Hangul choseong blocks
- •Building or debugging Hangul syllable composition pipelines
- •Copy/paste for Unicode codepoint-accurate content in editors and web pages
Examples
ᄐ Hangul Choseong Thieuth
- ᄐ타 is used as separate jamo parts (cho + vowel) in some text displays
- ᄐTyping jamo-only strings for Unicode debugging: ᄐ U+1110
- ᄐLinguistics notes listing initial consonant categories: ᄐ
- ᄐA developer comment referencing the choseong: ᄐ (THIEUTH)
- ᄐA UI element showing individual Hangul jamo characters: ᄐ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1110 | |
| HTML Entity | ᄐ | |
| HTML Code | ᄐ | |
| CSS | \1110 |
FAQ
What does the Hangul Choseong Thieuth letter mean?
ᄐ (U+1110) is “HANGUL CHOSEONG THIEUTH,” a Hangul jamo used as the initial consonant in Hangul syllable blocks. In Korean syllable construction, different choseong jamo combine with vowels and (optionally) jongseong (final consonants) to form standard syllables. As an isolated character, it represents the choseong element itself rather than a complete syllable. It’s mainly seen in linguistics, Unicode-focused text processing, and when working with Hangul jamo decomposition rather than everyday typing of full syllables.
What is ᄐ in Unicode?
ᄐ is the character named HANGUL CHOSEONG THIEUTH with Unicode code point U+1110.
How do I type or insert ᄐ?
You can copy/paste the symbol directly, or insert it using its code point (U+1110) in tools that support Unicode input.
Is ᄐ a complete Korean word or syllable?
No. ᄐ is a jamo (a leading consonant element). It typically becomes a full Hangul syllable only when combined with vowels (and optionally final consonants).
What do the escapes mean (CSS/JavaScript) on this page?
They provide alternate ways to represent the same character in code: CSS uses \\1110 and JavaScript can use \\u{1110} to generate ᄐ.