What 련 means
South Korea uses 연 at word start; North Korea keeps 련. Many Korean words of Chinese origin follow this rule: 연습 in South Korean spelling and 련습 in North Korean spelling both mean “practice.”
Hangul was designed to make Korean easier to write without relying on Chinese characters. The earliest official record of its creation is from 1443; Hunminjeongeum, a manuscript explaining the alphabet, dates to 1446.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 련 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 련
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType B828, then Alt+X to get 련.
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 ryeon”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType b828, then Enter or Space.
HTML
련CSS
\B828How to type 련
On a Korean keyboard, enter ㄹ, then ㅕ, then ㄴ; the input method forms 련.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
련
HTML hex
련
CSS content
content: "\B828";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EB%A0%A8
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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.