Korean Alphabet

Letters

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Basic consonants

Core modern Hangul consonant letters.

  • ㄱ
  • ㄴ
  • ㄷ
  • ㄹ
  • ㅁ
  • ㅂ
  • ㅅ
  • ㅇ
  • ㅈ
  • ㅊ
  • ㅋ
  • ㅌ
  • ㅍ
  • ㅎ

Basic vowels

Core modern Hangul vowel letters.

  • ㅏ
  • ㅑ
  • ㅓ
  • ㅕ
  • ㅗ
  • ㅛ
  • ㅜ
  • ㅠ
  • ㅡ
  • ㅣ

Key facts

Script family
Hangul
Writing direction
Left to right in modern Korean
Structure
Letters combine into syllable blocks
Letter type
Jamo: basic consonants and vowels
Extensions
Doubled consonants and compound vowels
Cursive
No separate cursive tradition; printed and written forms match