Hangul Compatibility Jamo Unicode Block

The Hangul Compatibility Jamo is a designated block in the Unicode standard, spanning the range from U+3130 to U+318F. It is specifically intended to accommodate the representation of Korean script, particularly to ensure compatibility with the pre-existing South Korean character sets. This block encompasses individual Hangul characters, known as jamo, which function as the building blocks of Korean syllables. Each jamo character corresponds to a component of a Hangul syllable, such as an initial consonant, a vowel, or a trailing consonant. The primary aim of this block is to facilitate the accurate transformation and re-encoding of legacy text, originally encoded in non-Unicode standards, into Unicode, thereby preserving data integrity and ensuring smooth interoperability across diverse platforms and systems.

Moreover, the Hangul Compatibility Jamo block serves an auxiliary purpose for those environments requiring compatibility with older systems and specifications, including early digital fonts and encoding schemes. Despite the existence of a comprehensive set of modern Hangul syllables encoded within Unicode ranges dedicated to Hangul Syllables, the Compatibility Jamo block ensures backward compatibility with older technologies, providing a transitional solution by maintaining the integrity of text when moved between different computing environments. The juxtaposition of its availability alongside fully encoded pre-combined Hangul syllables within Unicode reflects a pragmatic approach designed to bridge the evolution of text encoding, accommodating both contemporary computational needs and historical digital documents.

View a range of fonts that support the Hangul Compatibility Jamo block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Hangul Compatibility Jamo unicode block. Currently there are 94 characters in this block.