U+16CA "ᛊ" Runic Letter Sowilo S Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛊ
U+16CA "ᛊ" Runic Letter Sowilo S is a character from the Elder Futhark runic alphabet, specifically representing the rune Sowilo, which symbolizes the sun and is associated with concepts of light, victory, and guidance. In its historical usage, this rune held phonetic value for the "s" sound in Old Norse and other Germanic languages, often appearing in inscriptions on artifacts and stones. In the Unicode standard, it is encoded in the Runic block, allowing digital communication and preservation of this ancient script for modern linguistic, historical, and decorative purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16CA |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Sowilo S |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16ca |