U+16EF "ᛯ" Runic Tvimadur Symbol Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+16EF "ᛯ" Runic Tvimadur Symbol is a special character within the Runic block, representing a symbol from an extended or medieval runic tradition, often associated with magical or cryptic inscriptions rather than standard runic alphabets of Germanic antiquity. Its exact meaning is debated among scholars, but it is sometimes interpreted as a bindrune or a talismanic mark used in later Norse and Icelandic contexts, particularly in practices involving protective or mystical runic formulas. This character is distinct from the common runic letters used for writing, serving instead as a symbolic or decorative element in historical manuscripts and modern digital representations of the runic corpus.

General Properties

Code Point U+16EF
Version Added 3.0
Name Runic Tvimadur Symbol
Block Runic
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᛯ
HTML Hex Encoding ᛯ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x9B 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x16EF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000016EF
C/C++/Java Escape \u16ef

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 18
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Runic
Script Extensions Runic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter