ᚩ is the Unicode character RUNIC LETTER OS O, code point U+16A9 (decimal 5801) in the Runic block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ᚩ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E1 9A A9.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+16A9 |
| Decimal | 5801 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E1 9A A9 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 16A9 |
| UTF-32 | 000016A9 |
| HTML decimal | ᚩ |
| HTML hex | ᚩ |
| CSS | \16A9 |
| JavaScript | \u16A9 |
| JSON | \u16A9 |
| Python | \u16A9 |
| Python by name | \N{RUNIC LETTER OS O} |
| Java, C# | \u16A9 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{16A9} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u16A9 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E1%9A%A9 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | RUNIC LETTER OS O |
| Code point | U+16A9 (decimal 5801) |
| Block | Runic (U+16A0–U+16FF) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Runic |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Runic
- ᚡ U+16A1 Runic Letter V
- ᚢ U+16A2 Runic Letter Uruz Ur U
- ᚣ U+16A3 Runic Letter Yr
- ᚤ U+16A4 Runic Letter Y
- ᚥ U+16A5 Runic Letter W
- ᚦ U+16A6 Runic Letter Thurisaz Thurs Thorn
- ᚧ U+16A7 Runic Letter Eth
- ᚨ U+16A8 Runic Letter Ansuz A
- ᚪ U+16AA Runic Letter Ac A
- ᚫ U+16AB Runic Letter Aesc
- ᚬ U+16AC Runic Letter Long-Branch-Oss O
- ᚭ U+16AD Runic Letter Short-Twig-Oss O
- ᚮ U+16AE Runic Letter O
- ᚯ U+16AF Runic Letter Oe
- ᚰ U+16B0 Runic Letter On
- ᚱ U+16B1 Runic Letter Raido Rad Reid R
All 89 characters: Runic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ᚩ?
- Use ᚩ (decimal) or ᚩ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+16A9?
- E1 9A A9 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E1%9A%A9.
- How do I write U+16A9 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u16A9. Python: \u16A9.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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