Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚿ has the Unicode code point U+16BF. 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+16BF to binary:
00010110 10111111. 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 10111111
RUNIC LETTER SHORT-TWIG-NAUD N·U+16BF
ᚿ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16BF
HEX
16BF
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A BF | 11100001 10011010 10111111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 BF | 00010110 10111111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | BF 16 | 10111111 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 BF | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10111111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | BF 16 00 00 | 10111111 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚿ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%BF
Description
The Unicode character U+16BF, also known as "RUNIC LETTER SHORT-TWIG-NAUD N," is a symbol from the Elder Futhark runic alphabet. This character was historically used in early Germanic languages for writing purposes. Today, it has significance in digital text for historical and linguistic research, as well as typography and font design, where it serves as an accurate representation of the original rune. Its role is particularly important in the study of ancient languages and cultures, including Old Norse, Old English, and Old High Germanic. The character's usage in digital text typically involves displaying its unique glyph, a curved line with two diagonal strokes on either side, which reflects the original rune shape.
How to type the ᚿ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5823 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.