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컯

hangul syllable keolb

Hangul syllable keolb

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컯 is a block in Hangul, the Korean writing system, built from ㅋ, ㅓ, and the final cluster ㄼ. Alone, it does not identify a familiar Korean word or message, so the surrounding text matters. It follows Hangul’s usual way of fitting letters into a square syllable.

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What 컯 means

It packs a consonant, vowel, and final pair into one syllable block. Hangul writes a syllable in a compact square: ㅋ is the opening consonant, ㅓ the vowel, and ㄹㅂ form the final cluster represented by ㄼ. On its own, 컯 does not identify a familiar Korean word; surrounding spelling supplies that context.

In 1446, the guide Hunminjeongeum introduced Hangul and described its aim of making Korean easier to write than with Chinese characters. 컯 follows Hangul’s established practice of arranging consonant and vowel letters into syllable blocks.

What does 컯 mean when someone sends it?

As of 2026, 컯 has no established standalone message meaning. It could be a fragment or typo; ask for the surrounding Korean word or sentence before reading a tone into it.

How do I type 컯?

Use the Korean 2-set keyboard with Hangul input enabled. Enter z, j, f, q in order; the input method joins their letters into 컯.

If the letters remain separate, the input method has not assembled the block. Hangul fonts also vary in the shape, size, and placement of its parts; a different-looking block can still be the same character.

Its letter structure is clear, but a lone send leaves the writer’s intended word and tone unclear.

Do not infer a reaction from 컯 alone.

Who writes 컯

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Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does 컯 look different in different fonts?

It can. Hangul fonts vary in the shape, size, and placement of a block’s parts; that alone does not change the character.

How to type or find 컯

Search it as
컯 · ㄼ · how to type 컯
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType CEEF, then AltX to get 컯.
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 keolb”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType ceef, then Enter or Space.
HTML
컯
CSS
\CEEF
Korean 2-set keyboard
With Hangul input enabled on the standard Korean 2-set layout, type zjfq: the keys enter ㅋ, ㅓ, ㄹ, ㅂ in order.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
컯
HTML hex
컯
CSS content
content: "\CEEF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%BB%AF
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.

Families this belongs to

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Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols