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Also known as Chosongul, Hangeul, Chosŏn'gŭl, Hangŭl, Hang, Hunminjeong'eum

The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. It has gone by a variety of names, such as ' in North Korea, Hangul internationally, and ' in South Korea. The script's original name was ''''''.

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Hangul is the modern alphabet used to write the Korean language, and it's known by different names in different regions—called Hangul internationally and in South Korea, while North Korea uses an alternative name. The script has become the standard writing system for Korean speakers worldwide.

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Writing system.name: Korean alphabet
Writing system.type: Alphabet
Writing system.sample: Hangul chosongul fontembed.svg
Writing system.caption: Hangul text. Top is the North Korean name, , and bottom is the international and South Korean name, or
Writing system.time: 1443 or 1444 to present
Writing system.iso15924: Hang
Writing system.iso15924 note: (for the jamo subset)
Writing system.direction: Left-to-right Top-to-bottom, columns right-to-left
Korean name/auto.child: yes
Korean name/auto.title: North Korean name
Korean name/auto.hangul: ^조선글
Korean name/auto.hanja: 朝鮮글
Korean name/auto.othername1: South Korean name
Korean name/auto.hangul1: ^한글

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Instance of: unicase alphabet
Has part: ㅋ
Country of origin: Korea
Creator: Sejong the Great
Image: Hangul chosongul fontembed.svg
Has use: Jejuan

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inception: 1443-00-00
Commons category: Hangul
topic's main category: Category:Hangul
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
language of work or name: Jejuan
described at URL: cheonilguk.ru/Koreyskiy-yazyk-hangeul
Unicode range: U+D7B0-D7FF
name: hangeul
native label: 반절

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