★ U+1138: Technical Data for Hangul Choseong Sios-Khieukh
The *Hangul Choseong Sios-Khieukh* (**”ᄸ” U+1138**) represents a specialized initial consonant element (Choseong) crucial for historical Korean linguistics and typography. This comprehensive resource provides developers and linguists at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical specifications, encoding conversions, and usage context for this essential Hangul Jamo codepoint.
U+1138 Hangul Character Properties
The character, visually rendered as **ᄸ**, is classified within Unicode as an *Other Letter* (Lo) and is integral to the Hangul script for pre-modern Korean texts. The codepoint **Hangul Choseong Sios-Khieukh** was officially integrated into Unicode in **version 1.1 (June, 1993)**. It is situated in the **Hangul Jamo** block, which belongs to the **Basic Multilingual Plane**. Its non-combining nature (Combining Class: Not Reordered) and default **Left To Right (L)** bidirectional class are fundamental to its processing in rendering engines.
Main Unicode Properties and Classification
Bidirectional and General Attributes
Programmatic and Web Encoding Conversions
| HTML (decimal) |
`ᄸ` |
| HTML (hex) |
**`ᄸ`** |
| HTML (named) |
` – ` |
| URL Escape Code |
`%E1%84%B8` |
| CSS |
`01138` |
| JavaScript, JSON |
`u1138` |
| C, C++, Java |
`u1138` |
| Python |
`u1138` |
| Rust |
`u{1138}` |
| Ruby |
`u1138` |
UTF Encoding Hex Values
| UTF-8 (hex) |
0xE1 0x84 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 (hex) |
0x1138 |
| UTF-32 (hex) |
*0x00001138* |
Keyboard Input Instructions for “ᄸ”
- Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 1 3 8. Release Alt.
- Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 1 3 8. Release Alt.
Font Rendering Preview
- ᄸ
Times, Times New Roman, serif
- ᄸ
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
- ᄸ
Courier, Courier New, monospace
Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge
Understanding the technical details of specialized codepoints, such as the **Hangul Choseong Sios-Khieukh**, is vital for accurate digital representation of the full scope of the Hangul script. Precise encoding for *U+1138* ensures cross-platform fidelity for linguistic research and legacy text handling. With precise technical knowledge from iloveunicode.com, developers can achieve robust implementations and avoid encoding pitfalls.
