Hangul Syllable Web

In Korean, 웹 means “web” or “online,” as in 웹사이트 (“website”) and 웹툰 (“webtoon”); it is one Hangul syllable block.

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What 웹 means

It adds an internet sense to compounds. 웹사이트 means “website”; 웹툰 joins 웹 with 카툰 (“cartoon”) for a Korean webcomic.

The European research center CERN proposed the Web in March 1989 so scientists could share linked information. “World Wide Web” dates to 1990; software spread wider in 1991.

Chollian, a Korean online service, used 웹툰 in 2000; portal Daum’s 2003 vertical-scroll comics shaped the term’s modern sense.

Part of the collection

가

Korean Syllables (Hangul Characters)

Who writes 웹

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Don't confuse it with

ㅞ

Hangul Letter We

웹 vs ㅞ: ㅞ is just the vowel; 웹 is the complete syllable with initial ㅇ and final ㅂ.

Combination ideas

Korean webcomic; 웹 카툰 (“cartoon”).

Questions people ask

Why does 웹 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.