Giyeok (letter: ㄱ; South Korean name: 기역; North Korean name: 기윽) is one of the Korean Hangul. Depending on its position, it makes a 'g' or 'k' sound. At the beginning and end of a word it is usually pronounced [k], while after a vowel it is [ɡ]. The IPA pronunciation is [k].

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ㄱ
Stroke order in writing ㄱ

Computing codes

Character information
Previewㄱᄀᆨ
Unicode nameHANGUL LETTER KIYEOKHANGUL CHOSEONG KIYEOKHANGUL JONGSEONG KIYEOK
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechex
Unicode12593U+31314352U+11004520U+11A8
UTF-8227 132 177E3 84 B1225 132 128E1 84 80225 134 168E1 86 A8
Numeric character referenceㄱㄱᄀᄀᆨᆨ

External links

  • (in Korean)