Historic scripts · Unicode runes
Use this runic alphabet mapper to turn Latin letters into copyable Unicode runes with Elder or Younger Futhark. The runic alphabet here is a letter map, not an Old Norse translation.
Elder Futhark is the clearest default for modern letter mapping.
Mapped 6 · Digraphs 2 · Kept 0 · Context 0
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Names and common modern keyword meanings.
| Rune | Name | Latin | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fehu | F | wealth, cattle, abundance | |
| Uruz | U / V | strength, vitality, endurance | |
| Thurisaz | TH | force, challenge, protection | |
| Ansuz | A | speech, wisdom, signals | |
| Raidho | R | journey, rhythm, order | |
| Kenaz | C / K / Q | knowledge, craft, clarity | |
| Gebo | G | gift, balance, exchange | |
| Wunjo | W | joy, harmony, belonging | |
| Hagalaz | H | hail, disruption, change | |
| Nauthiz | N | need, resilience, constraint | |
| Isa | I | ice, stillness, focus | |
| Jera | J / Y | harvest, cycles, reward | |
| Eihwaz | EI | endurance, transition, resilience | |
| Perthro | P | chance, mystery, discovery | |
| Algiz | Z | protection, awareness, defense | |
| Sowilo | S | sun, success, guidance | |
| Tiwaz | T | justice, courage, direction | |
| Berkano | B | growth, birth, renewal | |
| Ehwaz | E | movement, trust, partnership | |
| Mannaz | M | humanity, self, community | |
| Laguz | L | water, intuition, flow | |
| Ingwaz | NG | fertility, potential, completion | |
| Dagaz | D | daylight, breakthrough, balance | |
| Othala | O | heritage, home, legacy |
Common modern keyword associations; not a scholarly lexicon.
Several Latin letters share one Younger Futhark rune.
| Rune | Name | Latin | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fé | F / V | wealth, resources, abundance | |
| Úr | U / V / W | strength, vitality, endurance | |
| Þurs | TH | force, challenge, protection | |
| Óss | O | speech, wisdom, ancestry | |
| Reið | R | journey, movement, order | |
| Kaun | K / G / C / Q | knowledge, craft, clarity | |
| Hagall | H | hail, disruption, change | |
| Nauðr | N | need, resilience, constraint | |
| Íss | I / E | ice, stillness, focus | |
| Ár | A | harvest, cycles, reward | |
| Sól | S / Z | sun, success, guidance | |
| Týr | T / D | justice, courage, direction | |
| Bjarkan | B / P | growth, birth, renewal | |
| Maðr | M | humanity, self, community | |
| Lögr | L | water, intuition, flow | |
| Ýr | Y / J | endurance, transition, resilience |
Common modern keyword associations; not a scholarly lexicon.
Type a name or short phrase. The runic alphabet result updates in your browser as you type.
Use Elder Futhark for the clearest modern letter mapping, or switch to Younger Futhark for its Viking Age system.
Copy the Unicode result, or click a rune in the chart to copy that one glyph.
A runic alphabet is a writing system used across northern Europe before and alongside the Latin alphabet. Elder Futhark has 24 runes; Younger Futhark has 16 and was used during much of the Viking Age.
A modern English name does not have one universally historical runic alphabet spelling. The converter makes its letter choices visible and keeps characters it cannot map unchanged.
People search a runic alphabet today for names, game tags, jewelry, and study notes. Those uses are modern. Historical writers mixed regional habits, abbreviations, and sounds that do not match twenty-first-century English spelling. Treating this page as a readable letter chart is honest; treating it as a period translator is not.
Unicode encodes the Runic block so glyphs can travel as text. What you copy from this runic alphabet is those characters, drawn by whatever font the destination already ships. Empty boxes mean missing font coverage, not a broken mapping. If a device lacks Runic glyphs, try a font such as Noto Sans Runic before assuming the converter failed.
Unicode Runic code chart. Official character names and code points for the copyable output.
Unicode Runic names list. Versioned annotations and aliases used to check chart labels; not a transliteration authority.
No. It maps Latin letters and the th and ng digraphs to Unicode runes. It does not translate a word’s meaning or produce historical Old Norse spelling.
Younger Futhark is closer to Viking Age writing, but it has only 16 runes and is less exact for modern English. Elder is the clearer default for a modern name; review any permanent design with a knowledgeable artist or researcher.
You can use this runic alphabet as a modern letter-mapping reference. It is not a guarantee of how a historical writer would have spelled your name.
Yes. The result and every chart glyph are Unicode Runic characters, not an image or a special font file.
The converter matches th and ng before single letters. Elder Futhark has dedicated choices for both. Younger Futhark has no dedicated ng rune here, so ng is approximated as n plus k (ᚾᚴ), not as historical orthography.
Younger Futhark has 16 runes and several cover multiple modern Latin sounds. The chart shows these multi-sound mappings rather than pretending they are exact.
Usually no. If you see empty boxes (tofu), the destination lacks a font with Runic coverage; try a font such as Noto Sans Runic or another Runic-capable font.
Use it as a reference only. Check the final spelling and rendering in the destination, then review permanent work with a knowledgeable artist or researcher.
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