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컘

hangul syllable kyaem

Hangul syllable Kyaem

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컘 is a Hangul syllable block. It contributes one syllable to Korean writing; surrounding text helps identify the word. The block combines an opening consonant, a vowel and a final consonant.

Text symbol

What 컘 means

On its own, 컘 gives you a syllable, not a clear word. Unicode's romanized name for it is “kyaem”; Hangul jamo (letters) combine to form syllable blocks.

Hangul's creation record is dated 1443; its explanatory work followed in 1446. It was designed to represent Korean speech more directly than Chinese characters could. Hangul and Hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) appeared together; everyday writing later shifted toward Hangul.

Neutral as a Korean syllable; its word meaning depends on context.

Without neighboring text, the intended word is unclear.

Who writes 컘

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Questions people ask

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Why does 컘 show as a box?

The font or app may lack Hangul support; a font that includes Hangul should display the syllable.

How to type or find 컘

Search it as
컘 · kyaem · jamo
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType CED8, then AltX to get 컘.
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 kyaem”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType ced8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
컘
CSS
\CED8
Korean keyboard
Type ㅋ ㅒ ㅁ; the keyboard joins them into 컘.
Microsoft Office
In Office for Windows, type CED8, then press AltX.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
컘
HTML hex
컘
CSS content
content: "\CED8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%BB%98
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

2

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols