Hangul Syllable Goeb

Enable Korean input and choose 2-set; type r-h-l-q. The Korean input method joins those keys into 굅.

굅 is a Korean text syllable block, not an emoji; its meaning depends on its word or sentence. It joins three letter parts, called jamo: opening ㄱ, vowel ㅚ, and final ㅂ.

Unicode can represent the same syllable as 굅. As of 2026, support varies by app for displaying this decomposed sequence as one block, so you may see its jamo separated.

Why was Hangul created?

To make written Korean easier to learn. Hangul’s first historical record is from 1443; a book published in 1446, Hunminjeongeum, explains its design and purpose.

Before Hangul, Korean writers adapted Hanja (Chinese characters) through methods such as Idu, a way of using them to write Korean speech. Hangul later carried Buddhist scriptures in the 15th century, then Confucian works and practical guides and laws by the late 16th century.

It became Korea’s official writing system in 1894, then lost that status in 1910 under Japanese rule; intellectuals continued studying and teaching it to preserve Korean language and writing. A proposed influence from the Mongol Phags-pa script rests on a few similar shapes; Hangul’s own guide explains its letter design, so resemblance alone does not prove borrowing.