Korean Hangul

Featural alphabet systematically designed by King Sejong in 1443 AD, encoding articulation in letter shapes.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Created in 1443 and promulgated in 1446 in the document Hunminjeongeum.
• Letter shapes depict the position of the tongue, lips, and throat during articulation.
• Letters are grouped into syllable blocks, as in ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ forming 한 (han).

Specifications & Metrics

• TYPE: Featural alphabet