Hangul syllable melm

It is a Hangul syllable block; its word meaning depends on context. 멞 shows how one Korean syllable is spelled, but an isolated block does not identify the intended word.

Hangul, the Korean writing system behind this block, was created in 1443 to represent Korean directly and broaden literacy beyond Chinese-character education; a book published in 1446 explained its purpose and principles. The script later served religious texts, practical publications, letters, labels, and official life. It became the official national writing system in 1894 and lost that status under Japanese rule in 1910.

The double final consonant ㄻ is made from ㄹ and ㅁ at the end of this syllable. It describes the spelling, not a separate word meaning.

How do I type 멞?

Use a Korean input method (IME): ㅁ + ㅔ + ㄹ + ㅁ. The first two inputs begin the syllable; the last two combine into the final cluster ㄻ.

If an editor leaves the jamo separate, normalize the text to NFC, Unicode’s composition form for joining them into one syllable.

Why does 멞 look different across fonts?

Hangul fonts arrange the component letters inside a syllable space. Typefaces can draw that space and its letters differently. If software cannot shape the components or lacks a suitable font, they may appear separately or as a missing glyph; that is a display failure.