U+16D9 "ᛙ" Runic Letter Short-Twig-Madr M Unicode Character

U+16D9 "ᛙ" Runic Letter Short-Twig-Madr M is a glyph from the Younger Futhark runic alphabet, specifically representing the simplified "Short-Twig" or "Rök" variant of the rune for the sound /m/, which in the Elder Futhark corresponds to the rune *Mannaz, meaning "man" or "human." This rune appears in historical inscriptions from Scandinavia, particularly during the Viking Age, where it was used in a more compact writing style suited for carving on wood or stone. In modern contexts, it is encoded in Unicode to support scholarly and digital representation of Old Norse texts, allowing for accurate transcription of medieval runic artifacts without losing the distinctive short-twig form.