Hangul syllable Nwalb

It has no fixed meaning on its own. Hangul groups its letters, called jamo, into blocks for syllables. Unicode decomposes 놟 into ᄂ + ᅪ + ᆲ; compatibility-jamo notation writes the same components as ㄴ + ㅘ + ㄼ: an initial consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant cluster. The label “nwalb” spells out the components in Latin letters; it is not a Korean word, a translation, or a pronunciation guide. Together, the components make one syllable; spaces turn them into separate characters.

When did Hangul begin?

Hangul was announced in 1443 and explained in 1446. Records from King Sejong’s reign mention the new script in 1443; Hunminjeongeum, a book explaining its letters, was published in 1446. Before Hangul, Korean writing used Chinese characters, including adapted systems such as Idu, Hyangchal, and Gugyeol, which represented Korean in different ways.

Hangul was designed to represent Korean speech more directly and make writing easier to learn. 놟 follows its rules for building a syllable block, so its history is part of the writing system rather than a separate symbol story.

How do I type 놟?

Use a Korean input method that joins syllables. As of 2026-09-13, the standard Dubeolsik layout composes 놟 from s h k f q: s gives ㄴ, h + k form ㅘ, and f + q form ㄼ. The input method joins the components into one syllable block.

Unicode 17.0 guidance, as of 2026-09-13, allows Hangul fonts to position component strokes differently without changing the encoded character. That can make 놟 look slightly different between fonts.