What 렢 means
The full Korean word tells you what it means.
Hangul combines consonants and vowels into syllable blocks. Its design dates to the 15th century; the 1446 guide Hunminjeongeum documented it.
A 2023 Korean report recorded 렢 and 렙 as shorthand for 레플리카 (“replica”) in online counterfeit-watch listings. Outside that sales setting, do not read an isolated 렢 as an accusation.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsInside an ordinary Korean word
It contributes a syllable sound; the whole word supplies the meaning.
Counterfeit-watch listing (reported 2023)
May mean replica shorthand; outside the listing context, do not assume an accusation.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 렢 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.
How to type 렢
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType B822, then Alt+X to get 렢.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable rep”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType b822, then Enter or Space.
HTML
렢CSS
\B822How to type 렢
On a Korean keyboard, type ㄹ + ㅔ + ㅍ; the input method editor assembles 렢. A box can mean missing Hangul font support.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
렢
HTML hex
렢
CSS content
content: "\B822";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%A0%A2
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On screen
1
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.