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뽜

hangul syllable bbwa

Hangul syllable Bbwa

뽜 is a Hangul syllable: it contributes one sound unit to a Korean word or phrase, whose surrounding letters give the meaning. A message containing only 뽜 leaves that context unclear. A Korean input method composes it from ㅃ, ㅗ and ㅏ.

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뽜 · ppwa · ㅃㅘ · Korean syllable · Hangul block
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What 뽜 means

Read the surrounding Korean word or phrase; 뽜 contributes one syllable.

뽜 combines the consonant ㅃ and vowel ㅘ as one block. In a Korean word, it contributes one syllable; alone, it does not identify a particular object or reaction. As of 2026-09-13, it had no established standalone slang meaning.

Hangul was developed to write Korean with an alphabet organized around its sounds. The royal chronicle Sejong Sillok records the script's creation in 1443; the book Hunminjeongeum, which explains the letters, was published in 1446. Those dates mark Hangul's history, not a one-off invention of this particular syllable block.

How do I type 뽜?

Use a Korean IME: enter ㅃ, then ㅗ + ㅏ.

With Hangul composition enabled, the input method joins ㅗ and ㅏ as the vowel ㅘ, then places it after ㅃ. If the letters stay separate, the Korean input method has not composed the syllable yet.

Neutral as a spelling unit; the Korean word and sentence around it set the tone.

Don't treat a lone 뽜 as a reaction; ask what Korean word or phrase surrounds it.

What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings
Alone in a message
The intended word or phrase is unclear without surrounding Korean text.
Inside a Korean word
One syllable of that word; interpret the complete word.
Separate letters in a message
The input may still be composing the syllable, or the sender may have meant separate letters.

Don't confuse it with

2

Questions people ask

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Can a font change what 뽜 means?

No. Fonts may draw this Hangul block differently, but its letters and role stay the same.

How to type 뽜

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType BF5C, then Alt+X to get 뽜.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable bbwa”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType bf5c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
뽜
CSS
\BF5C
How to type 뽜
In a Korean IME, enter ㅃ, then ㅗ + ㅏ; it composes as 뽜 when syllable composition is enabled.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
뽜
HTML hex
뽜
CSS content
content: "\BF5C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%BD%9C
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

2

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