Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚫ has the Unicode code point U+16AB. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+16AB to binary:
00010110 10101011. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100001 10011010 10101011
RUNIC LETTER AESC·U+16AB
ᚫ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16AB
HEX
16AB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A AB | 11100001 10011010 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 AB | 00010110 10101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AB 16 | 10101011 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 AB | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AB 16 00 00 | 10101011 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚫ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%AB
Description
The Unicode character U+16AB represents the RUNIC LETTER AESC (ᛞ), which is a letter in the Elder Futhark script of the Old Germanic runes. This ancient writing system was used primarily for carving on hard materials such as stone, wood, and metal, and was employed by Germanic tribes between the 2nd century BCE to the 8th century CE. The Elder Futhark script consists of 24 characters, including both consonants and vowels, and it served both literary and practical purposes, such as carving inscriptions on artifacts or commemorative stones. In digital text, U+16AB has a limited role due to its historical nature and the fact that modern languages no longer use runic scripts. However, it can be utilized for typographical, cultural, or academic purposes, especially in works discussing ancient languages, runology, or Germanic history.
How to type the ᚫ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5803 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.