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웰

hangul syllable wel

Hangul Syllable Wel

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웰 is a Hangul syllable in the Korean writing system; its meaning usually comes inside a longer word, such as 웰빙 (“well-being”).

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What 웰 means

On its own, 웰 usually has no complete word meaning.

웰빙 means well-being; 웰니스 covers exercise, leisure, and everyday health management.

King Sejong created Hangul in 1443 to make Korean easier to read and write; the 1446 book Hunminjeongeum explained its design. Korean media used 웰빙 for a lifestyle brand by 2002; by 2004, it also labeled lifestyles and products, while 참살이 (“living well”) was promoted as a Korean alternative.

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Who writes 웰

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

A lone syllable needs a full word for a clear meaning.

Questions people ask

1

Why does 웰 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 or find 웰

Search it as
wel · 웰빙 · 웰니스 · 웰컴
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C6F0, then AltX to get 웰.
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 wel”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c6f0, then Enter or Space.
HTML
웰
CSS
\C6F0
Dubeolsik (2-set Korean layout)
With Korean input active, type dnpf; the input method joins them into 웰.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
웰
HTML hex
웰
CSS content
content: "\C6F0";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EC%9B%B0
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