Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛄ has the Unicode code point U+16C4. 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+16C4 to binary:
00010110 11000100. 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 10000100
RUNIC LETTER GER·U+16C4
ᛄ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16C4
HEX
16C4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B 84 | 11100001 10011011 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 C4 | 00010110 11000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C4 16 | 11000100 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 C4 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C4 16 00 00 | 11000100 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛄ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%84
Description
The Unicode character U+16C4 represents the Runic letter Ger (ᚴ), a symbol from the Old English Futhorc alphabet. This alphabet was primarily used in ancient Anglo-Saxon runic inscriptions found across England and Germany. Today, this character finds its typical usage in digital text for typographical purposes or within historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. It serves as a significant artifact of the Germanic language's evolution and contributes to our understanding of early Anglo-Saxon writing systems. As an essential part of the Unicode standard, U+16C4 ensures the accurate representation and preservation of historical texts in modern digital formats.
How to type the ᛄ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5828 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.