What 콕 means
콕 is the hangul syllable kog. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Hangul Syllables block; this site shelves it under Chinese, Japanese & Korean.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
콕 is a single code point, U+CF55. In HTML that is 콕, and in CSS \CF55.
Colloquial and vivid; it makes a poke or choice feel pointed.
Alone in a message, it does not show whether the sender means a physical poke or a precise choice.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsWith a Korean verb for poking or pressing
A small, deliberate poke or press.
In a phrase that singles out one thing
One exact answer, item, or target is picked out.
Combination ideas
3Picks out and names one exact answer or item.
Pokes or jabs repeatedly.
A casual Korean term for staying at home.
Questions people ask
1Why does 콕 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 콕
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType CF55, then Alt+X to get 콕.
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 kog”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType cf55, then Enter or Space.
HTML
콕CSS
\CF55How do I type 콕?
On a Korean 2-set keyboard layout, enter ㅋ, then ㅗ, then ㄱ; the input method combines them into 콕.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
콕
HTML hex
콕
CSS content
content: "\CF55";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%BD%95
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.