U+16CB "ᛋ" Runic Letter Sigel Long-Branch-Sol S Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛋ
U+16CB "ᛋ" Runic Letter Sigel Long-Branch-Sol S is a runic symbol from the Younger Futhark, specifically the long-branch variant used in medieval Scandinavia. Its name combines "Sigel," an Old English word for "sun" derived from the Anglo-Saxon rune poem, with "Sol," the Old Norse term for the same celestial body, and it represents the s sound. Historically, this rune was associated with concepts of light, victory, and life-giving energy, often carved on stones or manuscripts as a protective or auspicious sign.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16CB |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Sigel Long-Branch-Sol S |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛋ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛋ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16CB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016CB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16cb |