What 짥 means
It is a Hangul syllable block, not a standalone Korean word. Hangul is the writing system used for Korean, designed so reusable consonant and vowel letters combine into syllable blocks. Its creation was announced in 1443; Hunminjeongeum, a book explaining its principles, was published in 1446.
The conjoining-jamo sequence for 짥 is ᄍ ᅡ ᆰ: initial ㅉ, vowel ㅏ, and final consonant cluster ㄹㄱ. Jamo are the consonant and vowel letters that build Hangul blocks. “Jjalg” is an algorithmic label for this sequence, not a Korean dictionary gloss.
How do I type 짥 with a Korean keyboard?
Use a Korean input method and enter the parts in order. On the Dubeolsik QWERTY layout, press ShiftW, K, F, R; the input method combines ㅉ, ㅏ, ㄹ, and ㄱ into 짥.
For software, use the conjoining-jamo sequence ᄍ ᅡ ᆰ. If software leaves the parts decomposed, normalize the text to NFC; compare code points when exact character identity matters.
Who writes 짥
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 짥 look different in another font?
That is normal: font design changes the shape, size, and placement of Hangul components. Unicode 17.0.0 documents these variations for representative glyphs; the character remains 짥 even when its parts look different.
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짥\C9E5Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.