Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚳ has the Unicode code point U+16B3. 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+16B3 to binary:
00010110 10110011. 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 10110011
RUNIC LETTER CEN·U+16B3
ᚳ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16B3
HEX
16B3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A B3 | 11100001 10011010 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 B3 | 00010110 10110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B3 16 | 10110011 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 B3 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B3 16 00 00 | 10110011 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚳ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+16B3 represents the RUNIC LETTER CEN, a symbol with significant historical and linguistic importance. In digital text, it is primarily used to encode and display this specific runic letter as part of various programming applications, typography software, and web content that requires the inclusion of ancient or specialized scripts. The runic alphabet originated in the Nordic countries during the Bronze Age and was widely utilized for writing Old Norse, an early form of the Scandinavian languages. The RUNIC LETTER CEN is one of the 16 runic letters that make up this ancient script, with each letter uniquely representing a specific sound or phoneme in the Old Norse language. Its presence in digital text helps preserve and promote cultural heritage, facilitating academic research, historical study, and linguistic understanding of the ancient Nordic culture and its contributions to modern-day languages and writing systems.
How to type the ᚳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5811 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.