What is (U+1160) – Hangul Jungseong Filler?
The unicode U+1160 belongs to the Hangul Jamo block in Unicode. It was introduced in Unicode v1.1 (1993) and serves as a placeholder or filler when composing Korean syllables just like Hangul Filler (Unicode 3164).
Category of Unicode 1160():
Hangul Jungseong Filler is categorized in the following Unicode standards:
Unicode Block: Hangul Jamo, U+1100 – U+11FF
General Category: Other Letter (Lo)
Bidirectional Class: Left to Right (L)
Combining Class: Not Reordered (0)
Appearance:
Unicode 1160 appears blank in most text fields and editors, but it is not the same as a regular space (U+0020).
It is used specifically for conjoining Hangul syllable construction, particularly to represent an empty medial (vowel) position.
How to Type or Encode (U+1160)
Platform-specific ways to type or insert this character:
HTML: ᅠ Or ᅠ
Java Script Or Python: \u1160
Css: \001160
Microsoft Word : Type 1160 then press Alt +X
Mac: Press Optional +1160
URL encoded: %E1%85%A0
How to generate u+1160?
In java Scripts we have generate the unicode 1160 in a very simple way:
<script>
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
document.getElementById("text").innerHTML = "\u1160" + "This text has a Unicode U+1160.";
});
</script>
<p id="text"></p>
<p class="unicode-visible">Check: <span class="u1160"></span>ᅠ[End]</p>
In Css we can generate and make stylish view of it.
<style>
.u1160::before {
content: "\1160";
background-color: yellow; /* Visual aid */
border: 1px dashed red; /* Visual aid */
display: inline-block;
width: 1ch;
}
</style>
How to Detect and Remove (U+1160) in Text.
We can detect the unicode 1160 in different languages and remove it easily.
In Python
Clear_text = text.replace('\u1160',” '')
In Java Script
let cleaned = input.replace(”\u1160”,” '')
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