Hangul syllable rogs

As of 2026, it has no established standalone Korean meaning.

Hangul syllable blocks combine smaller letters called jamo. In 롟, ᄅ is the initial consonant (rieul), ᅩ is the vowel (o), and ᆪ is the final cluster ㄳ (ㄱ + ㅅ). The label “rogs” names those parts; it is not a translation. At a syllable end, ㄳ is normally pronounced as a clipped k; before a following vowel, ㄱ stays here and ㅅ starts the next syllable.

Hangul was designed in 1443 and presented in the 1446 Hunminjeongeum (훈민정음), a guide to the new script. Earlier Korean writing adapted Chinese characters through Idu (이두), Gugyeol (구결), and Hyangchal (향찰) to represent Korean words and grammar. Chinese-character writing remained prestigious, and Hangul faced resistance; the Joseon court later promoted it through religious, practical, and language-learning texts. As of 2026, South Korean usage calls the script Hangul or Hangeul, while North Korean usage calls it Chosŏn'gŭl (조선글).

Why can 롟 appear as separate letters?

Unicode treats both layouts as the same syllable.

The precomposed block 롟 and the sequence 롟 are canonically equivalent: software can store the same Korean syllable as one block or as its jamo. NFC normalization joins the sequence into one block.

If the parts have odd spacing or one becomes a blank box, check font coverage and text shaping. Hangul block proportions vary by font; a missing-glyph box means that font lacks the character.