U+16860 "ð–¡ " Bamum Letter Phase-B Kam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16860 "ð–¡ " Bamum Letter Phase-B Kam is part of the Bamum script, a writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Bamum language of Cameroon. This specific character represents the syllable "kam" and belongs to the Phase-B version of the script, which was one of several stages of simplification and reform led by King Njoya of the Bamum kingdom. The character has a distinctive, flowing calligraphic form that reflects the artistic evolution of the script as it moved from an initial pictographic system to a more streamlined syllabary. In modern digital text, this character is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, helping to preserve and support the ongoing cultural and linguistic heritage of the Bamum people.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖡠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖡠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA1 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDC60 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00016860 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udc60 |
Unicode Properties