U+16D2 "ᛒ" Runic Letter Berkanan Beorc Bjarkan B Unicode Character

U+16D2 "ᛒ" Runic Letter Berkanan Beorc Bjarkan B is a glyph from the Elder Futhark, the oldest form of the runic alphabets used by Germanic tribes from roughly the 2nd to 8th centuries. Its name, appearing as Berkanan in Proto-Germanic, Beorc in Old English, and Bjarkan in Old Norse, translates to "birch" or "birch twig," symbolizing growth, renewal, and fertility. In runic inscriptions and magical traditions, this rune often represented the birch tree’s association with new beginnings, purification, and feminine divine energy, while in the Younger Futhark it evolved to denote the phonetic sound /b/.