What 봣 means
No: 봣 is nonstandard; 봤 is the standard form.
봤 is the contracted past form of 보다, from 보았다: depending on its object it means “saw,” “watched,” or “had a look.” So 영화 봣어? normally means 영화 봤어? — “Did you watch the movie?” A National Institute of Korean Language 2022 report on a spelling-correction corpus lists raw 봣 among forms corrected to 봤. Treat it as a spelling slip.
Where did this character come from?
It belongs to Hangul’s syllable-block system, not a separate emblem.
The National Hangeul Museum places the first record of Hunminjeongeum in the Sejong Sillok in 1443 and the explanatory book in 1446. Initial, medial, and final sounds assemble into one block: 봣 is ㅂㅘㅅ, while 봤 is ㅂㅘㅆ and 봐 has no final. No separate historical tradition for 봣 emerged in the evidence reviewed in 2026.
It reads like a Korean spelling slip, not slang or emoji.
In formal Korean, write 봤; 봣 can make a correct sentence look careless.
Who writes 봣
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Someone sent 봣어 — what did they mean?
They meant 봤어: “saw it” or “watched it.” Read it as 봤 and reply to that meaning.
Is 봣 an emoji?
No. It is a Hangul text character; your font draws it, and it has no emoji presentation.
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How to type or find 봣
- Search it as
- 봣 · 봤 · 봤다 · 봤어 · 보다 · 보았다 · 오타 · 한글
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
봣\BD23Codes and encoding1 code points
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