wiccan runes

what are they and what do they look like

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I don't think there are Wiccan Runes. Wiccans can and do use runes but I think they are Norse runes. I have seen symbols from different cultures and people who have designed their own and called them 'runes' but I'm almost certain the ones used in divination are based off Norse.

I don't heard about wiccan runes.However I searched on google and I found this http://www.google.com/search?q=wiccan+runes&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XoFvVOf5FcSwPL7jgcAB&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#i=11

Runes that aren't of Norse or Anglo-Saxon origin aren't runes, though there are a set of sigils called Witches Runes that include sigils from various cultures. I find it appropriative, so I wouldn't recommend it.

There are two things referred to as the Witches; Runes and the Witches' Rune.

The Witches' Rune is actually a chant written by Doreen Valiente as part of Wiccan practice. You can find it at http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/gbos/gbos36.htm

The Witches' Runes are a modern divination system. They are in no way related to the runes used by the Norse and Germanic cultures. Unlike the Elder and Younger Futhark where the runes represent letters of the alphabet as well as acting as divinitory tools, the Witches' Runes are a series of 13 symbols that can be used for divination but don't really have any other use. You can find pictures of them with their meanings at http://www.tarotwikipedia.com/the-13-witches-runes/ Frankly I've never met any Witches who use this system.

I have also heard the Theban Alphabet called Witches' Runes, but it isn't that at all. It is simply an alphabet that some use to keep material in their Book of Shadows from prying eyes.