Korean slang profile

셀카

selka

Taking a photo of oneself with a camera or smartphone, or the resulting photo.

Expanded form: 셀프 카메라self camera
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 26, 2025
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
여행지에서 친구들과 함께 셀카를 찍었어.
I took a 셀카 with friends at our travel destination.

02Documented history

December 2025머니투데이 gave the original expression 셀프 카메라 while introducing the trend of photographing oneself from above.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘셀프 카메라’ (self camera). A 2025 source from 머니투데이 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

지방서 뽑은 '이것' 두피에 넣었더니…머리카락이 좋아하는 '이 방법' (머니투데이)Published Dec 26, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026