U+1685D "𖡝" Bamum Letter Phase-B Kieem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖡝
U+1685D "𖡝" Bamum Letter Phase-B Kieem is a specific letter from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the early 20th century for the Bamum language of Cameroon. This character belongs to Phase B, one of several historical stages of the script's evolution, and represents the sound "kieem" or a similar phonetic value in the language. It is encoded in the Unicode Bamum Supplement block, which preserves the rich orthographic history of the Bamum people and enables digital representation of their written heritage. As part of this supplementary block, U+1685D helps ensure that the diverse phases of the script remain accessible for modern text processing and cultural preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1685D |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-B Kieem |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖡝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖡝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA1 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC5D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001685D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc5d |