Hangul syllable 욂

It is a Hangul syllable block, read as part of a Korean word.

Hangul groups consonant and vowel letters into blocks. Inside a word, 욂 contributes one syllable; by itself, it leaves too little context to identify the word or the sender's intent.

욂 Hangul history: where did it come from?

The block uses Hangul's syllable-building system.

Hangul was developed in 1443 under King Sejong, and its explanatory text, Hunminjeongeum, was published in 1446. The project created a learnable, sound-based way to write Korean, which had relied on Chinese characters.

Hangul reached general use in the early twentieth century. A 2005 Library of Congress profile describes North Korean writing as using Hangul exclusively and South Korean writing as sometimes including Hanja, Chinese characters used in Korean text. That history belongs to the script; 욂 is a block made with its system, not a sign with a separate origin story.

How do I type 욂?

Use a Korean input method or Unicode entry.

A Korean input method accepts keystrokes for component letters and assembles a Hangul block as you type; the exact key sequence depends on your layout.

For direct Unicode entry, use C682 in your system's Unicode input method; the required keys vary by device.

Text systems can normalize Hangul into either a precomposed block or a sequence of conjoining jamo. The stored form changes, but the syllable stays the same; a font still needs coverage for 욂.