Hangul Syllable Keb

Read it as a syllable, not a fixed reaction.

As of 2026, pronunciation notes may use 켑 as a sound-based rendering of 캡, but 캡 is the standard Korean spelling for a cap or pen lid. By itself, 켑 is best read as a spelling or pronunciation cue; inside a Korean word, it contributes one syllable.

To make this block on a standard 2-set Korean keyboard, enter ㅋ + ㅔ + ㅂ; the keys are z, p, q.

How did Hangul make a block like 켑?

Hangul builds syllables from reusable consonants and vowels.

The earliest official record of the script is from 1443, when a court record says King Sejong had made 28 letters. The document introducing the alphabet, Hunminjeongeum, was completed in 1446. Before Hangul, Koreans adapted Chinese characters in systems called Idu, Gugyeol and Hyangchal to write their language.

Hangul appeared in everyday writing alongside official Chinese-character writing before it became the Korean state's official writing system in 1894. Modern spelling follows a unified proposal from 1933, partly revised in 1988. In 켑, the consonant ㅋ, vowel ㅔ and final consonant ㅂ join to form one block.