Hangul Syllable Gyaed

걛 is a Hangul syllable block used to write Korean.

This Hangul block follows the regular pattern of an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant. In a message, the Korean word or sentence around it supplies its role and tone.

Hangul was made for Korean, whose speech differed from Chinese; adapting Chinese characters to write Korean was difficult for many readers. Earlier methods such as Idu, Hyangchal, and Gugyeol also adapted Chinese characters to write Korean words or annotate Korean readings. They are connected by the writing problem, not visual ancestors of this block. The earliest documented notice of Hangul is from 1443; the 1446 book Hunminjeongeum explained the system’s purpose and principles. Hangul later appeared in Buddhist and Confucian books, practical texts, private letters, and official writing. After the 1894 Gabo Reform, it was commonly called gukmun or gukseo; the name Hangeul became widely used in 1928.

Why does 걛 look different in fonts?

Fonts change how 걛 is drawn, not which character it is.

Unicode fixes the character and its composition, but each font can vary the placement, shape, and size of its components. A different outline is a rendering choice, not a change in meaning.