fsymbols
Loading symbols…
››
끘

hangul syllable ggeuss

Hangul syllable Ggeuss

1113/11172

끘 is one Hangul syllable block made from ㄲ, ㅡ, and ㅆ. By itself, it does not identify a Korean word; read it as one syllable within the word around it. With a Korean input method, entering those three Hangul letters in order forms the block.

Text symbol

What 끘 means

By itself, 끘 does not identify a word.

In Hangul, 끘 is one syllable block made from three letters: ㄲ at the start, ㅡ as the vowel, and ㅆ at the end. These basic letters, called jamo, combine inside a block; the block represents a syllable, while the surrounding word supplies its meaning.

Hangul was designed to write Korean speech more directly than Chinese-character writing and methods such as Idu and Hyangchal, which adapted Chinese characters for Korean and were difficult for many readers. The Sejong Sillok records Hangul's creation in 1443; Hunminjeongeum Haerye, an explanation of the new writing system, appeared in 1446. Korea adopted Hangul for official documents in 1894, and unified spelling work followed in 1933. Those dates belong to Hangul's history, not to this individual syllable.

How do I type 끘?

Use Korean input and enter ㄲ, ㅡ, then ㅆ.

A Korean input method assembles the initial consonant, vowel, and final consonant into one precomposed Hangul block. On a keyboard set to Latin input, first switch the input language to Korean; then the input method can form the syllable as you type.

Neutral as a text character; the surrounding words and situation carry any social tone.

Who writes 끘

Loading…

What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

One syllable within the word; the surrounding syllables provide its lexical meaning.

Questions people ask

2

Is 끘 an emoji?

No. It is a Hangul text character, not an emoji.

Why does 끘 look different in another font?

It can. Hangul fonts position the component letters within a syllable cell, so their proportions can vary while the character stays the same.

How to type or find 끘

Search it as
끘 · ggeuss · Hangul syllable · Korean text character · Korean keyboard · type 끘 · Hangul letters · meaning of 끘
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType B058, then AltX to get 끘.
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 ggeuss”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType b058, then Enter or Space.
HTML
끘
CSS
\B058
Korean input method
Switch the input language to Korean, then enter ㄲ, ㅡ, and ㅆ in order; the input method assembles them into one block.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
끘
HTML hex
끘
CSS content
content: "\B058";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%81%98
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

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols