Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛑ has the Unicode code point U+16D1. 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+16D1 to binary:
00010110 11010001. 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 10010001
RUNIC LETTER D·U+16D1
ᛑ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16D1
HEX
16D1
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B 91 | 11100001 10011011 10010001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 D1 | 00010110 11010001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D1 16 | 11010001 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 D1 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11010001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D1 16 00 00 | 11010001 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛑ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%91
Description
The Unicode character U+16D1 represents the RUNIC LETTER D (ᚭ), which is an ancient letter from the Old English alphabet. This character holds significant value in linguistic, cultural, and historical contexts as it was a vital part of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc script, used predominantly by Germanic tribes in Britain and continental Europe during the early Middle Ages. The RUNIC LETTER D has been widely adopted in digital text and modern typography, facilitating the preservation and study of ancient texts, runes, and inscriptions for scholars, historians, and enthusiasts. This character contributes to the richness of Unicode's vast range of characters, enabling accurate representation and communication across various languages, scripts, and cultural backgrounds.
How to type the ᛑ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5841 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.