Hangul Jungseong E

Choose ᅦ by its Unicode name in a character picker. On a standard Korean two-set keyboard, P produces ㅔ, not the combining form ᅦ. The input method usually assembles typed letters into a complete syllable block.

A Jamo is one of the letter parts used to build a Hangul syllable. ᅦ is the medial vowel part, between an initial consonant and an optional final consonant.

Why is ᅦ different from ㅔ?

They fill the same vowel role but have different Unicode forms. ᅦ is a conjoining Jamo, a letter component meant to join other parts inside a syllable block. ㅔ is a compatibility Jamo, a separately spaced form used as a standalone vowel. Alone, ᅦ may display as if it followed an invisible filler; font shaping affects its appearance. In a block, this vertical vowel places the initial consonant to its left and an optional final consonant below.

Replacing ᅦ with ㅔ may preserve the visible vowel but changes the text structure. Use ᅦ in decomposed Hangul text and ㅔ for a standalone vowel label.

What is the history of ᅦ?

Its spelling belongs to early Hangul, while its pronunciation changed. Hangul’s first record dates to 1443; an explanatory book about the new script followed in 1446. The script was created to give Korean speakers a writing system matched to their spoken language.

The vowel represented by ᅦ/ㅔ had a diphthongal spelling in the 15th century: a diphthong is a glide between vowel sounds within one syllable. Its pronunciation later changed while the spelling remained. In decomposed Hangul, ᅦ combines with other Jamo to form a syllable block.