U+16AE "ᚮ" Runic Letter O Unicode Character

U+16AE "ᚮ" Runic Letter O is part of the Runic block and represents the letter "O" in the Younger Futhark and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc alphabets, where it often denotes the long and short vowel sounds associated with the letter O in Old Norse and Old English writings. This rune, historically inscribed on stones, wood, and metal objects, carries a name sometimes reconstructed as *Ōþalan or *Ōs, depending on the specific runic tradition, and appears in preserved inscriptions from the Nordic and Anglo-Saxon regions. Its graphical form, resembling an angled or open shape, distinguishes it from other runes in the script, which was used for memorial, magical, and practical purposes before the adoption of the Latin alphabet.