Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚲ has the Unicode code point U+16B2. 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+16B2 to binary:
00010110 10110010. 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 10110010
RUNIC LETTER KAUNA·U+16B2
ᚲ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16B2
HEX
16B2
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A B2 | 11100001 10011010 10110010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 B2 | 00010110 10110010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B2 16 | 10110010 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 B2 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10110010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B2 16 00 00 | 10110010 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚲ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%B2
Description
U+16B2 is the Unicode code point for "RUNIC LETTER KAUNA", a character from the Extended Runic Alphabet. It is used primarily in digital text to represent this specific runic letter, contributing to the historical and cultural significance of the runic scripts. The Rune Kauna, represented by U+16B2, has its origins in the Germanic culture where it was part of the Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc runic alphabets used for writing Germanic languages between 150 BC to the 17th century AD. In contemporary typography, U+16B2 enables accurate representation of historical texts and facilitates research in linguistics, archaeology, and cultural studies by providing a consistent and standardized digital format for these runes.
How to type the ᚲ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5810 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.