U+16840 "ð–¡€" Bamum Letter Phase-A Shoq Nshut Yum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+16840 "ð–¡€" Bamum Letter Phase-A Shoq Nshut Yum is a script symbol from the Bamum language and writing system, which originated in the Bamum Kingdom of present-day Cameroon. This specific character belongs to Phase A, the earliest stage of the Bamum script developed by King Njoya in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its name "Shoq Nshut Yum" likely corresponds to a particular syllable or word in the Bamum phonetic inventory, contributing to the script's representation of the language's spoken sounds. The character is part of a larger Unicode block dedicated to preserving and digitally encoding this unique African script, ensuring its accessibility for modern linguistic study, cultural heritage preservation, and digital typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16840 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-A Shoq Nshut Yum |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖡀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖡀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA1 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016840 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc40 |