Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛣ has the Unicode code point U+16E3. 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+16E3 to binary:
00010110 11100011. 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 10100011
RUNIC LETTER CALC·U+16E3
ᛣ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16E3
HEX
16E3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B A3 | 11100001 10011011 10100011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 E3 | 00010110 11100011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E3 16 | 11100011 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 E3 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11100011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E3 16 00 00 | 11100011 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛣ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%A3
Description
The Unicode character U+16E3, known as RUNIC LETTER CALC (ᚹ), is an archaic letter from the Elder Futhark set of the Old Italic alphabet. This specific runic letter represents the phoneme /k/. It is predominantly used in digital text for linguistic research, historical studies, and typography enthusiasts to explore and represent the ancient Germanic languages. While U+16E3 does not hold any significant cultural or linguistic role in modern language usage, it remains an important symbol of our past, offering insights into the history of writing systems and the development of alphabets worldwide.
How to type the ᛣ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5859 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.