Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛢ has the Unicode code point U+16E2. 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+16E2 to binary:
00010110 11100010. 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 10100010
RUNIC LETTER CWEORTH·U+16E2
ᛢ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16E2
HEX
16E2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B A2 | 11100001 10011011 10100010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 E2 | 00010110 11100010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E2 16 | 11100010 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 E2 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11100010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E2 16 00 00 | 11100010 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛢ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%A2
Description
The character U+16E2, known as RUNIC LETTER CWEORTH, is a crucial element in the field of typography and Unicode. As a typographical symbol, it plays a significant role in digital text by representing an ancient letter from the Old English Futhark runic alphabet. Runes were primarily used in Old Norse and Old English cultures for various purposes like communication, inscriptions on monuments, and as an alternative writing system to Latin script. The RUNIC LETTER CWEORTH (U+16E2) is part of the Extended-A version of the Unicode Standard, which comprises characters from additional scripts, symbols, and punctuation marks that extend the range of characters available in the basic Unicode set. This allows for a more inclusive representation of languages, cultural symbols, and historical texts, thus contributing to the accurate preservation of linguistic and cultural heritage in digital text formats.
How to type the ᛢ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5858 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.