What 껻 means
Use a Korean IME or Unicode hex input.
In a Korean IME (Korean keyboard input software), enter ㄲ + ㅕ + ㄷ; it combines these Hangul letters, called jamo, into 껻. In 2026, desktop options include typing AEFB, selecting the four hex digits and pressing AltX in Word or Outlook; using OptionAEFB with macOS Unicode Hex Input; or pressing CtrlShiftU, typing aefb, then Enter or Space in GNOME/GTK.
The Korean IME sequence depends on keyboard layout. On a Latin-only layout, use a Unicode hex-entry method.
What does 껻 mean?
It is Korean text: a syllable block, not a pictogram.
Hangul builds syllables from jamo (letters): 껻 has the initial ᄁ (also entered as ㄲ), the vowel ㅕ, and the final ㄷ. The block's contribution depends on the Korean word it belongs to.
Hangul's new writing system was recorded in 1443; the Hunminjeongeum, a guide explaining it, was published in 1446. It was designed to make Korean speech easier to write systematically.
Why does 껻 show as a box?
A missing Hangul glyph in the font is the usual cause.
Unicode assigns 껻 an identity, but the app's font must still draw it. If that font and its fallback lack the glyph, it may appear as a tofu box, question-mark box, blank space, or another fallback shape.
A font with Hangul coverage or the app's system fallback should render it. Different letter outlines are normal; a box or blank space points to missing display support.
Who writes 껻
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Questions people ask
1Why does 껻 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 껻
- Search it as
- 껻 · ggyeod · Hangul syllable · Korean syllable · Korean IME · Hangul jamo · Unicode input AEFB
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
껻\AEFBCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.