U+16C3 "ᛃ" Runic Letter Jeran J Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛃ
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 |