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α›œ (Ingwaz) – "NG"

Used to represent the "ng" sound at the end of a word.

Example:

  • sing = α›Šα›α›œ or α›‹α›α›œ
  • strong = α›Šα›αš±α›ŸαšΎα›œ or α›‹α›αš±α›ŸαšΎα›œ
  • Mid-word "ng" (e.g. singing, bongo) remains unchanged to avoid misrepresentation.

ᚦ (Thorn) – "TH"

Replaces the "th" digraph in all positions, whether at the start, middle, or end.

Covers both soft (as in this) and hard (as in thing) pronunciations.

Example:

  • thorn = αš¦α›Ÿαš±αšΎ
  • hath = ᚺᚨᚦ
  • father = αš αš¨αš¦α›–αš±

Sowilo Rune – α›‹ / α›Š (S)

Represents the "S" sound, like in sun or sing.

Unicode defines two codepoints:

  • α›‹ (U+16CB) – Standard form
  • α›Š (U+16CA) – Stylistic variant

Same sound, same function — only the appearance may differ depending on font.

If you see a strange hook, lightning bolt, or typographic prank, it's just Sowilo in disguise.

⚠️ Some fonts render α›‹ and α›Š differently — but they're the same rune. Use either based on visual preference.

RuneAxe uses the α›Š for Sowilo. Because it can.

Eihwaz Rune – ᛇ (EI)

Historically linked to the "yew tree", sometimes pronounced like ei, eo, or Δ«Ι™.

Phonetic value is unclear — scholars still argue whether it's a vowel, a tree, or a riddle. Or a shovel.

Not used in this app to represent "ei" or similar sounds due to its uncertain pronunciation and inconsistent usage across rune systems.

⚠️ RuneAxe skipped ᛇ on purpose — not because it hates trees, but because it's a phonetic wild card. Or an arbitrary hand tool.

Use RuneAxe as Your Reference

RuneAxe can directly convert the text using URL parameter. ?text=YOUR_TEXT&conversion=(rta|atr)

You may put whitespace for the text value. Browser will automatically encode it. RuneAxe will automatically decode it.

The conversion value can either be atr or rta.

  • atr = alphabet to runes.
  • rta = runes to alphabet.

As such, converting the text αšΎαš¨α›αš±α›αš’α›— to alphabet using rta (runes to alphabet):

https://portraptor.johanpaul.net/2025/11/runeaxe.html?text=αšΎαš¨α›αš±α›αš’α›—&conversion=rta

Example, in anchor tag:

<a 
    href="https://portraptor.johanpaul.net/2025/11/runeaxe.html?text=αšΎαš¨α›αš±α›αš’α›—&conversion=rta"
    target="_blank"
    rel="noopener"
    title="Open new tab">
    αšΎαš¨α›αš±α›αš’α›— to alphabet
</a>

The URL template is like so:

https://portraptor.johanpaul.net/2025/11/runeaxe.html?text=YOUR_TEXT&conversion=rta|atr

Template in anchor tag:

<a 
    href="https://portraptor.johanpaul.net/2025/11/runeaxe.html?text=YOUR_TEXT&conversion=rta|atr"
    target="_blank"
    rel="noopener"
    title="Open new tab">
    YOUR LINK TEXT
</a>