Korean Alphabet for the Korean Language
Korean alphabet
Core jamo of the modern Korean alphabet in dictionary order — consonants (with tense doubles) followed by vowels.
- ㄱ
- ㄲ
- ㄴ
- ㄷ
- ㄸ
- ㄹ
- ㅁ
- ㅂ
- ㅃ
- ㅅ
- ㅆ
- ㅇ
- ㅈ
- ㅉ
- ㅊ
- ㅋ
- ㅌ
- ㅍ
- ㅎ
- ㅏ
- ㅑ
- ㅓ
- ㅕ
- ㅗ
- ㅛ
- ㅜ
- ㅠ
- ㅡ
- ㅣ
Key facts
- Script
- Hangul
- Structure
- Letters group into syllable blocks (e.g. 한, 글)
- Letter types
- Consonant and vowel jamo
- Writing direction
- Left to right in modern use
- Historical direction
- Vertical top to bottom also exists
- Cursive
- No separate cursive tradition; printed and written forms match