U+16B2 "ᚲ" Runic Letter Kauna Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᚲ
U+16B2 "ᚲ" Runic Letter Kauna is a character from the Elder Futhark runic alphabet, where it represents the sound /k/ and is associated with the concept of a torch or ulcer, symbolizing both light and pain in its original Germanic context. It appears in various runic inscriptions and is known by several names including Kaunaz and Kenaz, reflecting its phonetic value and symbolic meanings across different runic traditions. This character is encoded in the Runic block of the Unicode standard and is used for historical and linguistic representation of Old Norse, Old English, and other early Germanic languages in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Kauna |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᚲ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᚲ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9A 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16B2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016B2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16b2 |