U+16856 "ð–¡–" Bamum Letter Phase-A Mbaq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+16856 "ð–¡–" Bamum Letter Phase-A Mbaq is part of the Bamum script, a writing system historically used for the Bamum language in western Cameroon, specifically belonging to the Phase A stage of the script's development during the early 20th century. This character represents a consonant sound in the Bamum language, and Phase A is the original form of the script invented by King Ibrahim Njoya, which underwent several simplifications and revisions over time. As a letter in the Unicode standard, it helps preserve and digitally represent the rich cultural heritage of the Bamum people, allowing for modern electronic documentation and communication in the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16856 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-A Mbaq |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖡖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖡖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA1 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC56 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016856 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc56 |