What ￊ means
It represents the Korean vowel ㅕ in a narrow compatibility form. It is an encoding and layout variant, not a separate spelling or conversational signal. In ordinary Korean writing, ㅕ or a complete Hangul syllable is the usual choice.
Halfwidth Hangul belongs to a compatibility lineage rather than a one-time invention. Related standard material names KS C 5601-1982; a Unicode proposal connects the corresponding ordering to Annex 4 of KS C 5601 / KS X 1001 from 1987 onward. These narrow slots helped preserve conversion between older character sets and layouts.
Should I use ￊ in Korean text?
Usually, use ㅕ or a complete Hangul syllable. This character is a halfwidth compatibility form, not the Korean vowel element used by Hangul shaping to build a syllable block. In imported or test data, read it as ㅕ and retain the narrow form when exact legacy encoding matters.
The related forms have distinct jobs: ㅕ is the ordinary compatibility-jamo form, while ᅧ is the conjoining vowel used inside Hangul syllable composition. Their connection is part of Hangul encoding design; they are not interchangeable spelling choices.
Technical and archival: it usually points to an encoding or layout concern.
For modern Korean, use ㅕ or a complete syllable; this form may normalize or display as a missing glyph.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsDon't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
2Can ￊ combine with other jamo into a syllable?
No. It is a halfwidth compatibility character, not a conjoining jamo. Hangul syllables are composed with conjoining jamo or represented by a complete syllable.
Why does ￊ show as ㅕ or a box?
Font support varies. A box means the active font has no usable glyph; another font may draw the character using the ordinary compatibility-jamo design.
How to type ￊ
ￊ\FFCACodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.