Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛵ has the Unicode code point U+16F5. 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+16F5 to binary:
00010110 11110101. 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 10110101
RUNIC LETTER FRANKS CASKET IS·U+16F5
ᛵ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16F5
HEX
16F5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B B5 | 11100001 10011011 10110101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 F5 | 00010110 11110101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | F5 16 | 11110101 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 F5 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11110101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | F5 16 00 00 | 11110101 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛵ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%B5
Description
U+16F5 is a character in the Unicode standard representing RUNIC LETTER FRANKS CASKET IS. This runic letter holds significant cultural and linguistic importance, primarily associated with the Old English Frisian language. It was commonly used in inscriptions on artifacts, such as the Franks Casket, an early 8th-century wooden reliquary box, which lends its name to this particular rune. In digital text, U+16F5 serves as a unique identifier for the character when encoding text using Unicode, enabling accurate representation and preservation of historical and cultural inscriptions across various platforms and technologies. This ensures that the rich heritage and context of the Old English Frisian language are not lost or distorted in modern digital communication.
How to type the ᛵ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5877 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.