U+16CC "ᛌ" Runic Letter Short-Twig-Sol S Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16CC "ᛌ" Runic Letter Short-Twig-Sol S is one of the runes from the Younger Futhark, specifically a variant of the short-twig branch of runic writing used primarily in medieval Scandinavia, particularly in Norway and Sweden, for everyday inscriptions on wood and stone. This character represents the sound for the letter "S" and is also known as "Sol," meaning "sun" in Old Norse, reflecting its symbolic association with light and life. Unlike the more elaborate long-branch runes, the short-twig form of Sol has a simplified, more angular design with a shorter main stroke and a smaller secondary branch, making it easier to carve quickly. As part of the Unicode standard, it is encoded in the Runic block, allowing modern digital text to preserve and transmit this ancient writing system for historical and linguistic study.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᛌ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᛌ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x9B 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x16CC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000016CC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u16cc |
Unicode Properties