Microsoft Word Korean Font

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If it isn't native, you may have to embed or distribute the font along with the Word file, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel spreadsheet. For more information about this see Fonts that are installed with Microsoft Office. Microsoft Typography. Change or set the default Font in Microsoft Office. Language Accessory Pack for Office. In other words, the Korean keyboard is not engaged. Whenever you are ready to type Korean, click the “A” symbol, which will then change to a Korean letter '가'. While the symbol is shown as '가', the keyboard is in the Korean mode and you can type Korean. You can hit the symbol again at any time to change it back to “A” to type English. Source: Part of the free 'Korean Language Pack' from Microsoft. Easiest way to find the download is to search Microsoft's site for ieko.exe. Stats: Version 2.21 has 40,194 glyphs and no kerning pairs. Malgun Gothic is a Korean font developed by taking advantage of ClearType technology, and it provides excellent reading experience particularly onscreen. Its elements are created based on the typeface of Hunminjeongeum, and streamlined with modern form of characters.

Long Vowels (Macrons) and Short Vowels (Breves)
Web Development
1. Language Code: ko (not 'kr' for Korea)

Script Basics: Hangul

Korean is primarily written in a phonetic based syllabic alphabet called Hangul (한글) which was invented in the 1440s to replace older writing systems based on the Chinese script.

Each symbol in Hangul is a actually a composite which includes a consonant and following vowel and additional sounds. See the links below for more information on Hangul.

How to Setup Font Korean on Window 7. The first four characters of Thousand Character Classic in different typeface styles, script styles and type styles. From left to right: sans-serif (gothic), Ming, regular script, clerical script and seal script This is a list of notable CJK fonts (computer fonts which contain a large range of Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters). Hanword HWP document converter for Microsoft Word is a tool which allows you to convert and open HWP files in Microsoft Word as DOCX files. Each valid HWP 5.0 file can be opened in Microsoft Word and bulk converting by folder-bases is also allowed with a stand-alone bulk converter. Note: This converter is for Microsoft Word 32-bit Edition.

For instance 한 'han' is a combination of ㅎ 'h' on the top, ㅏ 'a' on the side and ㄴ 'l' on the bottom. Similarly 글 is a combination of ㄱ 'g' + ᅳ 'u' + ㄹ 'l' from top to bottom.

Hangul Links

Say Jack Korean Hangul – includes audio files

Like other syllabaries, Hangul has a relatively large inventory of individual characters corresponding to possible consonant plus vowel combinations. In addition, slightly under 2,000 Chinese characters are still used to some extent, so encoding systems must include these as well.

Romaja

When Korean is transliterated to the Western alphabet, it is called Romaja and is similar to Japanese Romāji.

Test Site

If you have your browser configured correctly, the Web site below should display the correct characters.

If this site is not displaying correctly, see the Browser Setup page for debugging information.

Fonts by Platform

Both Windows and Mac (and mobile platforms) provide a set of Korean fonts, but more decorative versions may be found through font vendors or font download sites.

Windows – Batang, BatangChe, Malgun Gothic (Vista+)
Mac OS X – Apple Gothic, #Gungseouche, #HeadlineA, #PCMyoungjo, #Pilgiche, Apple Myungjo, others

Activating Keyboards for Typing

In Windows, Macintosh/iOS and Droid, input options for all the Korean scripts are available. See the links below for more information. Mac os x bluetooth driver.

Windows

Video of Setting Up Korean Keyboard Utilities – Good video with Korean pop song.

Macintosh

The Mac supports severs Romaja options which maps characters closer to a Western QWERTY keyboard. However more advanced learners may need the capabilities of a native Korean IME like 2-Set.

Korean from Zero (Mac, 2-Set)

Mobile

You can also view generic documentation for

Typing the Won Currency Sign (₩)

If you are not familiar with any of the Korean keyboard utilities, you may use the steps below to insert the Won. Below are the codes for typing a Won currency sign in different platforms.

Codes for Won Symbol
Platform	Description
Windows	Within Microsoft Office, you can input Alt+8361. If this code does not work, then use the Character Map (the character is in the Currency block). If neccessary, switch the font to a Korean font or Arial Unicode MS.
Macintosh	Activate the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then input Option+20A9. The font may switch to a Korean font or Lucida Grande.
HTML	Use the code `₩` or `&#8361` to insert a Won symbol. See details on the Unicode Entity code page.

Long Vowels (Macrons) and Short Vowels (Breves)

When Korean is transliterated into English, long marks and short marks are used in the writing system. These can be written in one of several ways depending on the operating system.

Microsoft Word ALT Codes

Note: These code work only in Microsoft Word

Word ALT Codes for long vowels

Capital Vowels
Vwl	ALT Code
Ā	ALT+0256 Cap long A
Ē	ALT+0274 Cap long E
Ī	ALT+0298 Cap long I
Ō	ALT+0332 Cap long O
Ū	ALT+0362 Cap long U

Lower Vowels
Vwl	ALT Code
ā	ALT+0257 Lower long A
ē	ALT+0275 Lower long E
ī	ALT+0299 Lower long I
ō	ALT+0333 Lower long O
ū	ALT+0363 Lower long U

Word ALT Codes for short vowels

Capital Vowels
Vwl	ALT Code
Ă	ALT+0258 Cap short A
Ĕ	ALT+0276 Cap short E
Ĭ	ALT+0300 Cap short I
Ŏ	ALT+0334 Cap short O
Ŭ	ALT+0364 Cap short U

Lower Vowels
Vwl	ALT Codes
ă	ALT+0259 Lower short A
ĕ	ALT+0277 Lower short E
ĭ	ALT+0301 Lower short I
ŏ	ALT+0335 Lower short O
ŭ	ALT+0365 Lower short U

Notes on the Codes

These work only in Microsoft Word
You must use the numeric keypad. More detailed instructions about typing accents with ALT keys are available.
The font in your document must be set to one that includes these characters.
If this is not available, you can use the Character Map to insert the characters in a master document, then cut and paste as needed.

Macintosh OS X Extended Keyboard

For Unicode Compliant Applications, you can activate ABC/U.S. Extended keyboard to type the long marks.

Mac Extended Accent Codes
ACCENT	SAMPLE	TEMPLATE
Macron	ā, Ā	Option+A, V
Breve	ă, Ă	Option+B,V

For example, to insert lowercase short ă, you would type Option+B, then A.

Web Development

This section presents information specific to Korean. For general information about developing non-English Web sites, see the Encoding Tutorial or the Web Layout sections.

Historical Encodings

Unicode (utf-8) is the preferred encoding for Web sites. However, the following historic encodings may still be encountered.

euc-kr

Language Tags

Language Tags allow browsers and other software to process text more efficiently.