Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚼ has the Unicode code point U+16BC. 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+16BC to binary:
00010110 10111100. 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 10111100
RUNIC LETTER LONG-BRANCH-HAGALL H·U+16BC
ᚼ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16BC
HEX
16BC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A BC | 11100001 10011010 10111100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 BC | 00010110 10111100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BC 16 | 10111100 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 BC | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10111100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BC 16 00 00 | 10111100 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚼ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%BC
Description
U+16BC, known as the RUNIC LETTER LONG-BRANCH-HAGALL H, is a character in Unicode that holds significant cultural, linguistic, and technical importance. In digital text, it typically represents this specific runic letter from the Elder Futhark or Younger Futhark alphabets, which were used by Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and other areas of Northern Europe during the early Iron Age and Viking Age. These runes played a vital role in preserving cultural heritage and historical records before the adoption of Latin script. Today, U+16BC is utilized to transcribe ancient texts and serve as an essential tool for scholars studying runic inscriptions. Furthermore, its usage in digital encoding has facilitated easier access to these valuable historical artifacts and enabled a broader understanding of early Germanic languages and cultures.
How to type the ᚼ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5820 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.