Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚻ has the Unicode code point U+16BB. 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+16BB to binary:
00010110 10111011. 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 10111011
RUNIC LETTER HAEGL H·U+16BB
ᚻ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16BB
HEX
16BB
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A BB | 11100001 10011010 10111011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 BB | 00010110 10111011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BB 16 | 10111011 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 BB | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10111011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BB 16 00 00 | 10111011 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚻ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%BB
Description
The Unicode character U+16BB (RUNIC LETTER HAEGL H) is a specialized typographic symbol used primarily in digital texts related to the Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon runic alphabets. This glyph represents the sound "h" and was extensively employed in medieval European languages for writing purposes. As an essential part of the Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc runic alphabets, it has cultural significance in Nordic and Germanic heritage studies. The character's technical context lies in Unicode 5.2, which was released in November 2006, adding support for this archaic script. In digital typography and text encoding, U+16BB helps maintain linguistic integrity and historical accuracy while referencing ancient runes for scholarly or aesthetic purposes.
How to type the ᚻ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5819 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.