U+16EC "᛬" Runic Multiple Punctuation Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
᛬
U+16EC "᛬" Runic Multiple Punctuation is a specific glyph from the Runic block, used in medieval runic inscriptions to separate words or phrases, much like a modern period or comma. It appears as a series of three stacked dots in a vertical column, distinguishing it from single-punctuation marks like the single dot. This character was primarily employed in runic writing systems, such as those used for Old Norse or Anglo-Saxon texts, to add clarity by grouping or dividing segments of text within a continuous runic sequence.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16EC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Runic Multiple Punctuation |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16EC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16ec |