What ㈗ means
It marks a list or reference item.
㈗ encloses the Hangul syllable 차, so it works as a compact Korean label, not a standalone word or a mood signal. In Korean typography, parenthesized Hangul forms mark list items or references as of 2026.
The Korean KS X 1001:1998 text-encoding standard groups parenthesized Hangul letter components (jamo) and syllables in row 9. Unicode keeps ㈗ as a compatibility character so text can retain this ready-made label; its encoding date marks a computer character record, not the origin of the typographic convention.
Why does ㈗ turn into (차)?
Unicode normalization can unpack this compatibility form.
Its compatibility mapping is an opening parenthesis, the Hangul jamo ᄎ ᅡ, and a closing parenthesis. NFKD exposes that sequence as (차); NFKC recomposes the Hangul syllable as (차).
The reading stays the same, but the one-character form does not. Preserve ㈗ only when the receiving system needs this specific compatibility character rather than ordinary Korean text.
A Korean typographic label for a list or reference item.
If it appears in chat, read it as a label; don't infer a mood from the glyph.
Don't confuse it with
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(차) ㈗ is one encoded character; (차) is three ordinary characters—an opening parenthesis, the syllable, and a closing parenthesis.
Questions people ask
2Why can ㈗ become (차)?
It can. NFKC maps ㈗ to ordinary parentheses around 차, keeping the reading while losing the single-character form.
Why is ㈗ missing or boxed?
A font without this character may show a missing-glyph box. Fonts that include it can still vary in the size of the parentheses and the spacing around the syllable.
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How to type or find ㈗
- Search it as
- ㈗ · U+3217 · parenthesized Hangul · Hangul in parentheses · Korean list marker · KS X 1001:1998
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
㈗\3217Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.