What 곱 means
It means a multiple: an amount counted “times” another amount. In Korean quantity phrases, 곱 names the multiplied amount. To compare 곱 and 배, 곱 is the native Korean term related to 곱절; 배 is the Sino-Korean equivalent, a Korean word of Chinese origin. The related words 곱셈 and 곱하다 mean “multiplication” and “to multiply.”
In the 15th century, a record uses 곱ᄀᆡ곰, an older form of Korean known as Middle Korean, for “times.”
Combination ideas
3Multiplication; the arithmetic operation.
To multiply one number or amount by another.
A multiple; the longer form related to 곱.
Questions people ask
1Why does 곱 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.
How to type 곱
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType ACF1, then Alt+X to get 곱.
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 gob”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType acf1, then Enter or Space.
HTML
곱CSS
\ACF1How to type 곱
On a Korean 2-set keyboard, type ㄱ, then ㅗ, then ㅂ. The input method assembles them into one syllable block, 곱; fonts may place the components differently.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
곱
HTML hex
곱
CSS content
content: "\ACF1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%B3%B1
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.