0x1167

0x1167 is the hexadecimal code point for the Unicode character U+1167, named "HANGUL JAMO O". It belongs to the Hangul Jamo block, which occupies code points U+1100–U+11FF. The symbol is a vowel that represents the vowel sound /o/ in Korean, analogous to the "o" in the English word "go". In modern Korean orthography it is used as the basic vowel in many syllables, for example the syllable 고 (go) consists of the initial consonant ㄱ followed by the vowel ㅗ.

The Hangul Jamo block contains all the individual elements that are combined by the Korean typewriter algorithm to form modern Hangul syllables. Each Jamo is encoded separately, allowing software to decompose and recombine syllables. When combined with initial consonants and final consonants, U+1167 forms a part of the syllables that can be represented as precomposed characters in the Hangul Syllables block (U+AC00–U+D7AF).

Unicode provides compatibility astral characters for the Hangul Jamo, and many fonts include the glyph for ㅗ as a distinct design. Modern operating systems and rendering engines treat U+1167 as left‑to‑right, displaying it in the usual placement within a syllable block. It is also used in Korean phonetic transcriptions and in computational linguistics, where precise representation of individual Jamos is necessary.

Because it is part of the standard Unicode repertoire, U+1167 is fully supported across web browsers, word processors, and programming languages that handle Unicode text. The character is also referenced in the Unicode standard’s Hangul compatibility block, which provides additional legacy compatibility points for older encodings of Korean text.