What 꺻 means
In a Korean input method, enter ᄁ, then ᅤ, then ᇂ.
These jamo are Korean letter components: ᄁ is the initial consonant, ᅤ the vowel, and ᇂ the final consonant. The IME (input method editor) joins them in one square syllable block.
Unicode normalization keeps the syllable as one block in NFC and represents the same syllable as ᄁ ᅤ ᇂ in NFD. The initial, vowel, and final fit in one square; their placement can shift from font to font without changing 꺻.
Does 꺻 mean anything by itself?
By itself, 꺻 is a syllable, not a complete word or message.
The Korean writing system was introduced as Hunminjeongeum. Its creation was first recorded in 1443, and an explanatory text was published in 1446. It was designed to make Korean easier to read and write and appeared in religious and practical texts; the script became official in 1894. South Korean usage calls it Hangeul, while North Korean usage calls it Choseongul.
A proposed influence from the Phags-pa script was reasserted in 1966, but the link remains disputed.
In Korean writing, 꺻 is a syllable; outside a Korean word or sentence, it reads as an isolated syllable without a complete message.
Who writes 꺻
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Questions people ask
1Why does 꺻 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 꺻
- Search it as
- 꺻 · 꺻 jamo · Korean IME · Korean keyboard · Hangul syllable · NFC · NFD
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
꺻\AEBBCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.