Hangul Compatibility Jamo

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Short description: Unicode character block
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
RangeU+3130..U+318F
(96 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsHangul
Major alphabetsHangul
Assigned94 code points
Unused2 reserved code points
Source standardsKS X 1001 (formerly KS C 5601)
Unicode version history
1.0.094 (+94)
Note: [1][2]
Graphical representation of the Hangul Compatibility Jamo Unicode block

Hangul Compatibility Jamo is a Unicode block containing Hangul characters for compatibility with the South Korean national standard KS X 1001 (formerly KS C 5601). Its block name in Unicode 1.0 was Hangul Elements.[3]

The Hangul Compatibility Jamo block represents consonants in initial and final position with the same codepoints, while the Hangul Jamo block assigns them separate codepoints. [4]

Block

Template:Unicode chart Hangul Compatibility Jamo

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Hangul Compatibility Jamo block:

References

See also