Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᚦ has the Unicode code point U+16A6. 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+16A6 to binary:
00010110 10100110. 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 10100110
RUNIC LETTER THURISAZ THURS THORN·U+16A6
ᚦ
Character Information
Code Point
U+16A6
HEX
16A6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 9A A6 | 11100001 10011010 10100110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 16 A6 | 00010110 10100110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A6 16 | 10100110 00010110 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 16 A6 | 00000000 00000000 00010110 10100110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A6 16 00 00 | 10100110 00010110 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᚦ
URI Encoded
%E1%9A%A6
Description
U+16A6, also known as RUNIC LETTER THURISAZ THURS THORN, is a typographical character that plays a significant role in digital text, particularly in the context of runic alphabets and Old Norse languages. This character represents the 14th letter in the Elder Futhark and Younger Futhark runic alphabets, as well as the 24th letter in the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc rune system. In these alphabets, Thurs (Thorn) is often used to represent a "þ" or "Þ" sound, similar to the English "th" sound. The character has also been adopted in various digital encoding systems like Unicode and UTF-8, enabling its use in modern text processing and typesetting applications. Despite its antiquity, Thurs continues to be a crucial component of digital texts focusing on runic alphabets, historical linguistics, and cultural preservation of Old Norse languages.
How to type the ᚦ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 5798 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.