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Hangul Syllables

Unicode block (U+AC00-D7AF) containing precomposed characters for the most commonly used syllables in modern Korean
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Summary

Hangul Syllables is an Unicode block[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of unicode block entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: Meetei Mayek[3]
  • Followed by: Hangul Jamo Extended-B[4]
  • Part of: Basic Multilingual Plane[5]
  • Commons category: Unicode AC00-D7AF Hangul Syllables[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hangul Syllables block[7]
  • Described at URL: https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UAC00.pdf[8], https://www.unicode.org/charts/fr/PDF/UAC00.pdf[9]
  • Depicted by: Unicode chart Hangul Syllables[10]
  • Replaces: Hangul[11]
  • Official name: Hangul Syllables[12]
  • Has part(s) of the class: Hangul syllable[13], Unicode code point[14], Unicode character[15]
  • Unicode range: U+AC00-D7AF[16]

Why It Matters

Hangul Syllables has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14h ago · Verdy p · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → UCB Hangul Syllables AC00-AFFF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B000-B3FF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B400-B7FF.png +5
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: UCB Hangul Syllables C800-CBFF.png"
  2. 3d ago · Verdy p · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → UCB Hangul Syllables AC00-AFFF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B000-B3FF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B400-B7FF.png +5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: UCB Hangul Syllables C400-C7FF.png"
  3. 15d ago · Verdy p · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → UCB Hangul Syllables AC00-AFFF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B000-B3FF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B400-B7FF.png +5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: UCB Hangul Syllables C000-C3FF.png"
  4. 18d ago · Verdy p · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → UCB Hangul Syllables AC00-AFFF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B000-B3FF.png, UCB Hangul Syllables B400-B7FF.png +5
    Follows → Meetei Mayek
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'pt', 'zh']
    Instance of → Unicode block
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: UCB Hangul_Syllables AC00-AFFF.png"
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