What ￍ means
It preserves a narrow form from older Korean encodings.
A Unicode proposal links the halfwidth Hangul arrangement to Annex 4 of the Korean KS C 5601/KS X 1001 standard in 1987. It also notes a nearly matching Xerox set linked to KS C 5601-1982. This describes an encoding lineage, rather than a single inventor.
The width distinction suited East Asian text systems where narrow characters occupied one cell and wider characters occupied two. Unicode retained these forms for compatibility with older data. The narrow shape does not give the “wa” sound a separate meaning.
When should I use ￍ?
Use it for legacy text or a format that requires this exact character.
Korean input methods generally compose syllable blocks and do not offer halfwidth Hangul jamo as a normal choice. For ordinary Korean text, use ㅘ or the syllable 와. Keep ￍ when preserving a source or exchanging text in a format that depends on its width.
Some fonts lack halfwidth Hangul jamo, so ￍ may appear as a missing-glyph box or use a fallback design. Its narrow form is intended for a one-cell layout; the font determines how it looks.
Technical and legacy-facing; its narrow form marks an encoding or layout distinction.
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Who writes ￍ
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Does ￍ normalize to ㅘ?
Yes. NFKC compatibility normalization maps it to ㅘ, removing the halfwidth distinction. That is usually appropriate for modern Korean text.
Why does ￍ show as a box?
The font may not include halfwidth Hangul jamo. Try a font that supports the character.
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How to type or find ￍ
- Search it as
- halfwidth wa · halfwidth hangul jamo · Korean wa · ㅘ · 와
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
ￍ\FFCDCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.