Hangul syllable Kobs

“Kobs” is the Unicode label, not a Korean translation.

In Hangul, jamo (consonant and vowel letters) combine into square syllable blocks that form words. Here, ㅋ begins the block, ㅗ is its vowel, and ㅄ is the final cluster, called batchim.

Hangul's original 28 letters were created in 1443. The 1446 book 훈민정음 explained the new script's purpose and syllable structure. Hangeul was declared Joseon's national script in 1894. During Japanese colonial rule, Korean and Hangeul were officially banned, but research and teaching continued; after liberation in 1945, education efforts helped restore the script.

How do I type 콦?

Type its jamo in a Korean IME to build one syllable block.

Enter ㅋ, then ㅗ, then ㅂ and ㅅ; the input method combines the last two as ㅄ and forms 콦.

Unicode can also represent it as three conjoining jamo, 콦. Normalization can compose that sequence into 콦, though raw text matching may distinguish the two sequences. Fonts can vary in stroke shape and proportions without changing the character.