Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚾ has the Unicode code point U+16BE. 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+16BE to binary:
00010110 10111110. 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 10111110
RUNIC LETTER NAUDIZ NYD NAUD N·U+16BE
ᚾ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16BE
HEX
16BE
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A BE | 11100001 10011010 10111110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 BE | 00010110 10111110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BE 16 | 10111110 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 BE | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10111110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BE 16 00 00 | 10111110 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚾ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%BE
Description
U+16BE is a character from the Runic script, which represents the Old Norse Rune Naudiz (or Nyd). The rune symbolizes "secret" or "knowledge" in Norse culture. This rune was commonly used in Viking Age inscriptions, where it represented a secret or confidential message. In digital text, U+16BE serves as an accurate representation of this historically significant glyph for typography and linguistic studies related to Old Norse and Runic scripts. As the field of digital humanities grows, there is increasing interest in preserving and understanding ancient scripts, making U+16BE a vital character for scholars and enthusiasts alike.
How to type the ᚾ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5822 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.