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틽

hangul syllable tilt

Hangul syllable Tilt

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틽 is a Korean Hangul block for one syllable, not the English word “tilt.” Its meaning comes from the Korean word it belongs to. Unicode’s label “TILT” joins short names for the block’s components.

Text symbol

What 틽 means

No: its Unicode label describes its parts, not its meaning.

Unicode builds the label “TILT” from short names for the parts: initial ㅌ (T), vowel ㅣ (I), and final cluster ㄾ (LT). Those Latin letters are naming labels, not the Korean pronunciation or an English translation.

In Korean text, this block writes one syllable inside a word. The surrounding word supplies its meaning.

Why does this block exist?

It is a valid combination in Hangul’s initial–vowel–final structure.

Hangul builds a syllable as a compact block: an initial consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant. 틽 uses ㅌ for the initial, ㅣ for the vowel, and ㄾ for the final consonant cluster.

Hangul was created in 15th century Korea under King Sejong, when writing Korean commonly depended on Chinese characters and classical Chinese literacy. The standard chronology dates its creation to 1443 and the explanatory text Hunminjeongeum (“Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People”) to 1446. The surviving record documents completion of that manuscript, not an exact public ceremony.

How can I enter 틽 with Hangul input?

Use a Korean 2-set keyboard and enter its components in order.

On a Korean 2-set layout, type ㅌ ㅣ ㄹ ㅌ. The input method joins those jamo into 틽 as you type; exact physical keys vary by device and layout.

Software can represent this syllable as one precomposed block or as a sequence of jamo. Unicode Normalization Form D (NFD) separates the parts; Normalization Form C (NFC) can combine them again. A changed display is a representation difference, not a change to the word’s meaning.

Who writes 틽

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Questions people ask

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Why does my app show separate jamo for 틽?

It may be showing the decomposed text form: a Hangul syllable can be stored as one block or as separate jamo. NFD separates the components; NFC can combine them again. An app’s font and Unicode handling affect how the sequence appears.

How to type or find 틽

Search it as
틽 meaning · 틽 TILT · Hangul jamo · Korean 2-set keyboard · Korean IME
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType D2FD, then AltX to get 틽.
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 tilt”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType d2fd, then Enter or Space.
HTML
틽
CSS
\D2FD
Korean 2-set layout
Switch to Korean input and type ㅌ ㅣ ㄹ ㅌ; the IME combines the jamo into one Hangul block.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
틽
HTML hex
틽
CSS content
content: "\D2FD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%ED%8B%BD
1
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.

Families this belongs to

2

Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols

Korean syllables11,623 symbols