U+16E1 "ᛡ" Runic Letter Ior Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛡ
U+16E1 "ᛡ" Runic Letter Ior is a glyph from the Elder Futhark, the oldest form of the runic alphabets used by Germanic peoples. Its exact phonetic value and meaning remain uncertain, though it is often associated with a vowel sound, possibly close to a long 'i' or 'e', and in some interpretations it is linked to the eel or serpent, symbolizing mystery or a transitional force. This rune appears variably in old inscriptions and later medieval rune rows, occasionally confused with or considered a variant of the rune "Ingwaz," and it continues to be of interest in modern runology, historical linguistics, and esoteric practices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16E1 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Ior |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16E1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016E1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16e1 |