Hangul syllable wis

윗 marks an upper-side relationship inside Korean words and can describe someone senior. It usually appears as part of a compound, where the next word completes its meaning. The spelling may instead be 위 or 웃, depending on the word and its sound pattern.

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What 윗 means

Use 윗 for an upper–lower contrast; 웃 occurs in established spellings.

The spelling depends on the word: 위 appears before a tightly pronounced consonant or one released with a puff of air, as in 위쪽 and 위층; 윗 marks many upper–lower contrasts; 웃 appears in established forms such as 웃어른 and 웃옷. 윗옷 means clothing for the upper body; 웃옷 means outerwear.

A study published in 2013 describes Middle Korean compounds as using 웃; modern Korean keeps the related spellings 위, 윗, and 웃.

How do you type 윗?

Use a Korean input method to build the syllable.

Enter ㅇ ㅜ ㅣ ㅅ with a Korean IME. The vowels combine into ㅟ, and the final ㅅ closes the syllable block. Seeing the jamo briefly before the IME composes the block is normal.

Neutral Korean compound spelling; its ㅅ belongs to the word's conventional form.

Keep 윗옷 and 웃옷 distinct: 윗옷 is upper-body clothing, while 웃옷 is outerwear.

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Who writes 윗

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Don't confuse it with

웃

Hangul Syllable Us

웃 is not interchangeable with 윗. In 윗옷 it means upper-body clothing; 웃옷 means outerwear.

Combination ideas

The upper or upstairs house.

A senior or someone above you in rank or age.

Clothing for the upper body.

Questions people ask

Why does 윗 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.