Function note

Conjoining Hangul jamo do not compare equal to the precomposed syllable

FUNC.OP_EQUAL · FUNC.OP_LESS_THAN

FN-OP_EQUAL-001: Conjoining Hangul jamo do not compare equal to the precomposed syllable

Quirk · measured · recorded 2026-11-04

U+1100 U+1161 is canonically equivalent to the syllable U+AC00 in Unicode, but Excel's comparison says they are not equal, and the jamo sequence sorts first. The same holds with a final consonant, U+1100 U+1161 U+11A8 against U+AC01.

Call and input routeInputsExcelCorrect valueRecorded in
="가"="가"
formula-literal		As typedFALSE—Excel 16.0.20527.20088 Current Channel, Windows 64-bit (NT 10.0.26200), x86-64, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, en-ZA
="가"<"가"
formula-literal		As typedTRUE—Excel 16.0.20527.20088 Current Channel, Windows 64-bit (NT 10.0.26200), x86-64, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, en-ZA
="각"="각"
formula-literal		As typedFALSE—Excel 16.0.20527.20088 Current Channel, Windows 64-bit (NT 10.0.26200), x86-64, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, en-ZA

Basis: 32 recorded readings on one collation sheet.

Open: Twelve further comparisons (other leading consonants, a trailing consonant, a compound vowel, compatibility jamo) were read on 2026-11-04. They are not yet in a published capture, so this note does not rest on them.

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