The animal heads are typically seen in profile with slender almond-shaped eyes and upwardly curled appendages on the noses and the necks.

The runic inscription states that Ígulfastr arranged and Öpir carved the runestone on the behest of the widow and the daughter of the deceased.

[2] Other signed inscriptions where Öpir used a three loop pattern include U 142 in Fällbro, U 210 in Åsta, U 279 in Skälby, U 287 in Vik, U 566 in Vällingsö, U 687 in Sjusta, U 893 in Högby, U 898 in Norby, and U 1106 in Äskelunda.

)+ litlét+ raisareisastainstein+ þinaþennaatatkitilbiarnKetilbjǫrn,' faþurfǫður' sinsinn,+ aukokrunfriþRúnfríðr' atat' bontabónda,' aukokihulfastrÍgulfastr' riþréð,' inen' ubiʀŒpir.h(u)(l)-a + lit + raisa stain + þina at kitilbiarn ' faþur ' sin + auk runfriþ ' at ' bonta ' auk ihulfastr ' riþ ' in ' ubiʀHyl[i]a(?)

{} lét {} reisa stein {} þenna at Ketilbjǫrn, {} fǫður {} sinn, {} ok Rúnfríðr {} at {} bónda, {} ok Ígulfastr {} réð, {} en {} Œpir.Hylia(?)