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Runes have their own place in Unicode: the Runic block, U+16A0 to U+16FF. That is why ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ can be typed, copied and read on a phone.
Runes in Unicode
Runes have their own place in Unicode, the standard that lets every device show the world's writing. The Runic block, U+16A0 to U+16FF, came in 1999 with 81 characters, and eight more were added in 2014. It covers the Elder and Younger Futhark, the Anglo-Saxon runes and medieval runes — which is why ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ can be typed and read on a phone today.
Read the Elder Futhark and the Bluetooth rune.
Questions
Where are runes in Unicode?
In the Runic block, U+16A0 to U+16FF.
Which runes does it hold?
The Elder and Younger Futhark, the Anglo-Saxon runes and medieval runes.