Hangul syllable nyalg

On the Korean Dubeolsik QWERTY keyboard, enter s + i + f + r. Dubeolsik is the standard two-set Korean layout: these keys enter ㄴ, ㅑ, then the final cluster ㄺ, and the Korean input method joins them into 냙. This key mapping was checked on 2026-09-13.

While the input method is composing, the visible block may change before you commit it. Without Korean input enabled, the same keys type Latin letters.

What does 냙 mean?

냙 is a Hangul syllable block, not a word-for-word gloss. It combines initial ㄴ, vowel ㅑ, and final cluster ㄺ; Unicode's NYALG label names those components rather than translating the block.

Hangul was created in 1443; Hunminjeongeum, the book explaining the script, appeared in 1446. Hangul offered a more accessible way to write Korean than Chinese-character methods. Older approaches such as Idu, Gugyeol, and Hyangchal adapted Chinese characters for Korean writing; they are related writing traditions, not ancestors of this syllable.

Hangul appeared in Buddhist and Confucian books, personal writing, education, and official life. It became Korea's national writing system in 1894. After Japanese rule began in 1910, suppression changed its public status.

Why does 냙 look different in some fonts?

The syllable stays the same; fonts can arrange its parts differently. 냙 can appear as one precomposed block or as the canonically equivalent jamo sequence 냙. Fonts vary the stroke shapes, spacing, and component size.

If an app displays the jamo separately, the text may be decomposed or the Korean input method may still be composing it. Either way, the parts can represent the same syllable.