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Runic (Unicode block)

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Runic
RangeU+16A0..U+16FF
(96 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsRunic
Major alphabetsFuthark
Assigned81 code points
Unused15 reserved code points
Unicode version history
3.0 (1999)81 (+81)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1]

Runic is a unicode block containing characters for writing Futhark runic inscriptions. Although many of the characters appear similar, they should not be confused with the J.R.R. Tolkein-designed Cirth, which has a separate ConScript Unicode Registry encoding.

Runic[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+16Ax
U+16Bx
U+16Cx
U+16Dx
U+16Ex
U+16Fx
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

References

  1. ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 22 March 2013.