Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚨ has the Unicode code point U+16A8. 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+16A8 to binary:
00010110 10101000. 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 10101000
RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A·U+16A8
ᚨ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16A8
HEX
16A8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A A8 | 11100001 10011010 10101000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 A8 | 00010110 10101000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A8 16 | 10101000 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 A8 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10101000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A8 16 00 00 | 10101000 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚨ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%A8
Description
The Unicode character U+16A8 is the RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A, a symbol from the ancient Futhark alphabet system used in the runic script of several Germanic languages, including Old Norse and Old English. In digital text, this character is commonly utilized to represent specific meanings or concepts related to its historical usage. The character's cultural significance lies in its association with the Germanic pagan deity Ôᵏs (Óðinn), the god of war, wisdom, and poetry, whose name is believed to be represented by this rune. Today, the RUNIC LETTER ANSUZ A serves an essential role in linguistic studies and digital humanities, particularly for scholars examining historical texts and cultural artifacts containing runic inscriptions. The character's technical context includes its use as a unique identifier within Unicode, enabling accurate encoding and representation across various platforms and programming languages.
How to type the ᚨ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5800 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.