U+16F1 "ᛱ" Runic Letter K Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᛱ
U+16F1 "ᛱ" Runic Letter K is a specialized glyph from the Runic block, specifically representing a variant of the rune commonly associated with the sound /k/ in certain medieval or extended runic alphabets. Unlike the more standard rune for K, often denoted as *Kaunan* or *Kenaz* in the Elder Futhark, this particular form appears in later or supplementary runic systems, such as those used in Old Norse or Anglo-Saxon inscriptions. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation of historical texts and linguistic study, preserving a less common but significant element of runic writing heritage that distinguishes it from the more familiar runic characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F1 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Runic Letter K |
| Block | Runic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᛱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᛱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x9B 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x16F1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000016F1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u16f1 |