U+16D6 "ᛖ" Runic Letter Ehwaz Eh E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛖ
U+16D6 "ᛖ" Runic Letter Ehwaz Eh E is an ancient rune from the Elder Futhark, the earliest runic alphabet used by Germanic tribes. Its name, Ehwaz, translates to "horse" in Proto-Germanic, and it represents the phonetic sound for the letter 'E'. This rune is associated with concepts of movement, trust, and partnership, often symbolizing the relationship between a rider and a horse or the journey of life itself, reflecting a deep cultural connection to travel and loyalty in Norse and Anglo-Saxon traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D6 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Ehwaz Eh E |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16D6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016D6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16d6 |