U+16E4 "ᛤ" Runic Letter Cealc Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛤ
U+16E4 "ᛤ" Runic Letter Cealc is a seldom seen glyph from the medieval runic alphabet, specifically the Anglo-Saxon futhorc, where its name "Cealc" means "chalk." This rune is thought to represent the consonant sound /k/ or /tʃ/ and was used primarily in early Old English inscriptions before the Latin alphabet became dominant. Unlike more common runes such as Fehu or Ansuz, Cealc is considered a late addition or variant form, appearing in only a few surviving manuscripts and stone carvings. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode and typeset this historical character in digital texts, preserving a subtle but meaningful piece of runic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16E4 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter Cealc |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16E4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016E4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16e4 |