U+16BD "ᚽ" Runic Letter Short-Twig-Hagall H Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+16BD "ᚽ" Runic Letter Short-Twig-Hagall H is a rune from the Younger Futhark alphabet, specifically representing the shorter, simplified variant of the rune commonly associated with the sound /h/. Known as "Hagall" (meaning "hail" in Old Norse), it was used in inscriptions and manuscripts primarily in Scandinavia during the Viking Age, where it appears as a streamlined form with a single vertical stave and a minimalist crossbranch. This character is distinct from the more elaborate "Long-Branch" version of the same rune, reflecting regional and temporal variations in runic writing practices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16BD |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Short-Twig-Hagall H |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᚽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᚽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9A 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16BD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016BD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16bd |