What 곴 means
It is a spoken syllable, not a word gloss.
곴 combines ㄱ, ㅗ, and final ㅆ in one block. The final ㅆ is the batchim, or syllable-ending consonant. “Goss” is a romanized label, not a translation.
Hangul was designed for accessible Korean writing. Its first official record dates to December 1443; the 1446 Hunminjeongeum explains the system. Scholars compare its design with Chinese sound classification and Tibetan and Phags-pa script traditions; this is context, not proof of copying.
Neutral inside Korean writing; unclear alone.
Questions people ask
1Why does 곴 look different in fonts?
Hangul typefaces may position its letters differently within the block. The design changes, not the character.
How to type 곴
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType ACF4, then Alt+X to get 곴.
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 goss”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType acf4, then Enter or Space.
HTML
곴CSS
\ACF4How do I type 곴?
A Korean keyboard input method joins ㄱ, ㅗ, then ㅆ as you type.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
곴
HTML hex
곴
CSS content
content: "\ACF4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%B3%B4
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.