Hangul syllable Jaels

It combines smaller Hangul letters into one written syllable.

잸 combines the consonant ㅈ, vowel ㅐ, and final cluster ㄽ (ㄹ + ㅅ). The pair ㄹ + ㅅ shares one ending position in the block. “Jaels” is the Unicode label generated for this assembly.

King Sejong designed Hangul so people could write Korean speech without first mastering Chinese characters used in formal Korean writing. The earliest record is a 1443 entry in the royal chronicle of Sejong; the 1446 guidebook 훈민정음 explained the script’s principles and use. Its names vary by context: 한글 in South Korea, 조선글 in North Korea, and 정음 in older or neutral usage.

Why does 잸 look different in different fonts?

The font changes the drawing, not the character.

Hangul letters fit inside a square syllable cell. Fonts can change their spacing, proportions, and shapes, so ㄽ may look tighter or more open while 잸 remains the same syllable.

How do I type 잸?

On Korean 2-set (Dubeolsik), press W, O, F, T.

Switch to the Korean 2-set layout (Dubeolsik) and press W, O, F, T. The input method produces ㅈ, ㅐ, ㄹ, and ㅅ, then groups ㄹ + ㅅ as final ㄽ. Other Korean layouts may use different keys.