Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᛓ has the Unicode code point U+16D3. 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+16D3 to binary:
00010110 11010011. 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 10010011
RUNIC LETTER SHORT-TWIG-BJARKAN B·U+16D3
ᛓ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16D3
HEX
16D3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9B 93 | 11100001 10011011 10010011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 D3 | 00010110 11010011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | D3 16 | 11010011 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 D3 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 11010011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | D3 16 00 00 | 11010011 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᛓ
URI Encoded
%E1%9B%93
Description
U+16D3 is the Unicode character for RUNIC LETTER SHORT-TWIG-BJARKAN B. This glyph is primarily used in digital text to represent a specific character within the Futhark alphabet, which was an ancient runic script utilized by the Germanic peoples during the Early Middle Ages. Specifically, the Short-Twig-Bjarkan B character holds significance in Old Norse and Gothic languages, where it represented distinct phonetic values. While its usage in modern typography is limited due to language evolution, U+16D3 remains an essential element for scholars and researchers studying runic scripts, linguistics, and historical linguistic texts.
How to type the ᛓ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5843 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.