Korean Language Reference Guide ================================ Hangul, the Korean writing system, was createdㅤin 1443 by King Sejongㅤthe Great. Itㅤisㅤconsideredㅤone of the most scientificㅤwriting systemsㅤever devised. The system usesㅤ14 basicㅤconsonants andㅤ10 basicㅤvowels, whichㅤcombine into syllabic blocks. Eachㅤblockㅤrepresents oneㅤsyllable of Korean. Consonants: gㅤn dㅤr m b s j ch k tㅤp h Vowels:ㅤa ya eo yeoㅤo yo u yuㅤeu i ModernㅤKoreanㅤuses Hangulㅤalmostㅤexclusively,ㅤthoughㅤsome Chinese characters (Hanja) stillㅤappear inㅤformal contexts. The Unicode block for Hangul is oneㅤof theㅤlargest, spanning from U+AC00 toㅤU+D7A3 withㅤ11,172ㅤprecomposed syllableㅤcharacters. Fun fact: October 9thㅤis HangulㅤDay in SouthㅤKorea, celebratingㅤtheㅤcreation of thisㅤremarkable alphabet.