The Elder Futhark alphabet

Twenty-four signs, in three groups of eight.

The names you’ll see here are reconstructed. The Latin labels help you identify each rune; they don’t tell you how to pronounce it in English. We use ï for ᛇ, whose sound is still uncertain, and ŋ for ᛜ.

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ᚠ

Fehu

f · Group 1

ᚢ

Uruz

u · Group 1

ᚦ

Thurisaz

þ · Group 1

ᚨ

Ansuz

a · Group 1

ᚱ

Raidō

r · Group 1

ᚲ

Kaunan

k · Group 1

ᚷ

Gebō

g · Group 1

ᚹ

Wunjō

w · Group 1

ᚺ

Hagalaz

h · Group 2

ᚾ

Naudiz

n · Group 2

ᛁ

Īsaz

i · Group 2

ᛃ

Jēra

j · Group 2

ᛇ

Īwaz

ï · Group 2

ᛈ

Perthō

p · Group 2

ᛉ

Algiz

z · Group 2

ᛊ

Sōwilō

s · Group 2

ᛏ

Tīwaz

t · Group 3

ᛒ

Berkanan

b · Group 3

ᛖ

Ehwaz

e · Group 3

ᛗ

Mannaz

m · Group 3

ᛚ

Laguz

l · Group 3

ᛜ

Ingwaz

ŋ · Group 3

ᛞ

Dagaz

d · Group 3

ᛟ

Ōþala

o · Group 3

Character reference: Unicode Runic chart. Font: BabelStone Elder Futhark.

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