U+16C3 "ᛃ" Runic Letter Jeran J Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+16C3 "ᛃ" Runic Letter Jeran J is a character from the Elder Futhark runic alphabet, specifically representing the rune known as *Jēran or Jeran, which corresponds to the sound of the letter J and carries meanings associated with the year, harvest, and the cyclical nature of time. This rune appears in historical inscriptions on artifacts like stones and jewelry from the Germanic Iron Age and Viking period, symbolizing fertility, reward, and the conclusion of a fruitful cycle. In modern contexts, it is used in digital text for runic studies, historical reenactment, and decorative purposes within Unicode-compatible systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+16C3
Version Added 3.0
Name Runic Letter Jeran J
Block Runic
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᛃ
HTML Hex Encoding ᛃ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x9B 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0x16C3
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000016C3
C/C++/Java Escape \u16c3

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Runic
Script Extensions Runic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter