U+16803 "ð– ƒ" Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Mfon Pipaemba Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16803 "ð– ƒ" Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Mfon Pipaemba is part of the Bamum script, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in what is now Cameroon by King Njoya of the Bamum people. This specific character belongs to the script's Phase A, the earliest stage of the script's evolution, and its name, Pon Mfon Pipaemba, translates to "the king's pipe" in the Bamum language. The character represents a syllabic or phonetic value used in writing the Bamum language, which is still spoken by over 200,000 people. As a component of the Bamum block in the Unicode Standard, it helps preserve and digitize the cultural heritage of the Bamum kingdom, ensuring that their unique writing system remains accessible in modern digital environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖠃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖠃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA0 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDC03 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00016803 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udc03 |
Unicode Properties