What 맏 means
It means “eldest” or “firstborn.” 맏- starts family words: 맏이 is the eldest person, 맏아들 is eldest son.
For 맏이 pronunciation: spelling keeps 맏, but Korean palatalization makes it sound [마지].
Where did 맏 come from?
Its history belongs to Hangul, not emoji design. In 1446, Hangul was introduced to make Korean reading and writing accessible; small jamo join into syllable blocks such as 맏.
On 맏 history: as of 2026, the sources checked here establish neither its first attestation nor a period-by-period shift, only its link to 맏이 and 맏아들.
Neutral Korean word-form; it carries no emoji tone.
Someone sent me 맏 alone? It needs Korean context.
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How to type or find 맏
- Also called
- mat · 맏-
- Search it as
- 맏이 · 맏아들 · 맏딸 · 맏형 · firstborn · eldest
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
맏CSS
\B9CFKorean IME
How to type 맏: enter ㅁ, then ㅏ, then ㄷ; the IME builds 맏.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
맏
HTML hex
맏
CSS content
content: "\B9CF";
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URL encoded
%EB%A7%8F
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
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