Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛉ has the Unicode code point U+16C9. 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+16C9 to binary:
00010110 11001001. 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 10011011 10001001
RUNIC LETTER ALGIZ EOLHX·U+16C9
ᛉ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16C9
HEX
16C9
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B 89 | 11100001 10011011 10001001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 C9 | 00010110 11001001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C9 16 | 11001001 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 C9 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11001001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C9 16 00 00 | 11001001 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛉ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%89
Description
U+16C9, also known as RUNIC LETTER ALGIZ EOLHX, is a character within the Unicode standard that holds significant importance in digital text, particularly for those interested in ancient runic scripts. This character represents a specific letter from the Elder Futhark, one of several versions of the older Germanic runes used by Germanic-speaking peoples for writing. These runes were primarily used as an alphabet for inscriptions on monuments and memorials, and their use predates the Latin alphabet in Europe. The character U+16C9 is often employed by typographers, linguists, and historians to accurately depict text in its original form when discussing or studying runic languages, cultural artifacts, and historical texts.
How to type the ᛉ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5833 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.