What 오 means
An interjection alone. It can show recognition or surprise. In 오다 (“to come”), it belongs to the word.
Hangul made Korean easier to write than Chinese characters. Its creation dates to 1443; the explanatory book Hunminjeongeum appeared in 1446. These date Hangul, not 오. Middle Korean, an earlier form of Korean, used -오- as an intention-marking verb ending; that use disappeared after the 16th century and is separate from today’s reaction.
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Who writes 오
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA reaction for recognition or surprise.
Questions people ask
1Why does 오 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 오
- Search it as
- 오 meaning · Korean oh · Korean five · Korean 5 · 오다
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
오CSS
\C624Korean 2-set
With Korean 2-set input, press d for ㅇ, then h for ㅗ; the input method combines them as 오.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
오
HTML hex
오
CSS content
content: "\C624";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%98%A4
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On screen
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Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.