Korea's Hangul is the world's only alphabet where every consonant is shaped like the mouth that pronounces it, and the only major writing system with a known inventor

Most writing systems evolved gradually over centuries, making it impossible to identify who invented their letters. Nobody ...
The Citizen

Hangul is more than writing: It is woven into Korean culture

It wasn’t a person and it wasn’t even a place. It was a language, or more precisely, the beautiful and poetic Korean alphabet known as Hangul. When I landed in South Korea, I had no idea that a series ...
The Economist

How was Hangul invented?

ON OCTOBER 9th South Koreans celebrate the 567th birthday of Hangul, the country's native writing system, with a day off work. South Korea is one of the few countries in the world to celebrate its ...
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Hangul Day event celebrates creation of Korean alphabet — in pictures

Hangul Day is a national Korean commemorative day marking the invention and proclamation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet. The event was attended by some 1,200 participants, including senior government ...