U+16A5 "ᚥ" Runic Letter W Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᚥ
U+16A5 "ᚥ" Runic Letter W is a character from the runic script, specifically the Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse runic alphabets, and it represents the sound /w/ or /v/ depending on the dialect. This rune, commonly known as "Wynn" or "Wunjo" in Old English, originates from the Elder Futhark and was used in early medieval inscriptions and manuscripts before being largely replaced by the Latin letter "W" in English writing. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation of historical texts, linguistic studies, and modern neopagan or fantasy contexts that employ runic symbols.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16A5 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter W |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᚥ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᚥ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9A 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16A5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016A5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16a5 |