Hangul syllable Meug

For ink, 믁 is an older Korean spelling associated with 墨.

Korean texts record 믁 and related forms when explaining 墨, the Chinese character for ink. It served as a spelling within a word or gloss, not as a separate mark.

The vowel in this older spelling later changed, producing 묵 in modern Korean words based on Chinese vocabulary. 먹 names an ink stick and the ink made from it. In an old quotation, read 믁 as ink; in a name, keep it as part of the name.

Is 믁 a real Korean character?

Yes. It is a valid Hangul syllable block.

It combines the Korean letters ㅁ (initial consonant), ㅡ (vowel), and ㄱ (final consonant). Hangul arranges consonants and vowels into one block for a syllable, so the three parts appear as one character.

Why does 믁 sometimes render as a box?

A font or system field may not support this syllable.

In a 2025 question to the National Institute of Korean Language, a family reported 믁콜 appearing as _콜 or ㅁ콜 in hospital and public systems. The report describes a support problem in those systems, not an invalid syllable.

If 믁 belongs to a name or archival quotation, preserve its source spelling and test the receiving field before submitting. For current Korean spelling, follow the established form of the word or name.