Korean symbols are the letters of Hangul, such as ㄱ ㄴ ㅏ ㅣ, and the marks used with them, such as ※ 《 》 and ㅋㅋ, which copy and paste as ordinary text. This page lists the 14 basic consonants, 10 vowels and many more Hangul characters with their romanization.
Korean symbols copy and paste
Tap a Hangul letter or mark to copy it and paste it into any text field that accepts Unicode. The groups run from the basic consonants and vowels to everyday words, Korean-style brackets and the shorthand used in chat; the search box filters by name or by the letter itself.
Hangul consonants
Hangul vowels
Consonant clusters
Archaic and extended jamo
Common syllables
Everyday Korean words
Parenthesized and circled Hangul
Korean-style marks and brackets
Chat shorthand
Hangul faces
Korean kaomoji
Hangul consonants and vowels
Hangul has 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels, 24 letters in all, and it is written in syllable blocks rather than in a line of separate letters. King Sejong had the script created in 1443 and it was announced in 1446. The tables give the revised romanization of each letter, which is what most signs and dictionaries use today.
| Consonant | Romanization | Letter name |
|---|---|---|
| g / k | giyeok | |
| n | nieun | |
| d / t | digeut | |
| r / l | rieul | |
| m | mieum | |
| b / p | bieup | |
| s | siot | |
| silent / ng | ieung | |
| j | jieut | |
| ch | chieut | |
| k | kieuk | |
| t | tieut | |
| p | pieup | |
| h | hieut |
| Vowel | Romanization |
|---|---|
| a | |
| ya | |
| eo | |
| yeo | |
| o | |
| yo | |
| u | |
| yu | |
| eu | |
| i |
How Hangul letters form syllables
A Korean syllable block starts with a consonant, adds a vowel, and may end with another consonant, so ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄹ + ㅏ + ㅇ forms 사랑, “love”, in two blocks. The letters on this page are the separate jamo, written in the Hangul Compatibility Jamo block (U+3131 to U+318E). Finished syllables live in a different Unicode block with 11,172 characters, which is why 가 and ㄱ + ㅏ are different things to a computer even when they look alike.
That difference matters for pasting. A jamo letter copied here stays a stand-alone letter, which suits stylised names, decoration and chat shorthand. To write a real Korean word, use a Korean keyboard so the letters combine into blocks, or copy a ready word from the “Everyday Korean words” group.
Korean chat shorthand and text faces
Korean chat leans on consonants and vowels as emoticons. ㅋㅋ is laughter, ㅎㅎ a softer laugh, and ㅠㅠ or ㅜㅜ a pair of crying eyes. Initial-consonant shorthand is common too: ㄱㅅ stands for 감사 (thanks), ㅇㅋ for OK, ㅅㄱ for 수고 (good work) and ㅂㅂ for bye-bye. Faces such as (ㅇㅅㅇ) and (ㅜ_ㅜ) combine those letters with brackets, and they paste into any chat.
Korean symbol name generator
Type a name or a word and the generator sets it in sixteen Korean-style frames at once, with brackets such as 《 》, 「 」 and 『 』 and marks like ※ and ♡. For other character sets, see the Greek symbols page or the fancy text generator, and find every set on the FancyTextTool homepage.
Questions about Korean symbols
How do I type Korean letters without a Korean keyboard?
Copy them from this page, or add the Korean input method in the system settings: on Windows through Language, on a phone through the keyboard list. Typing on that keyboard joins the letters into syllable blocks automatically.
What is the difference between ㄱ and 가?
ㄱ is a single consonant letter. 가 is a finished syllable block made of ㄱ and ㅏ. They are different Unicode characters, so a search for one does not match the other.
Bios, display names and captions normally accept them. Game and username fields are stricter and many reject Hangul letters, so test a short version first.
Updated October 28, 2026.