U+1686E "ð–¡®" Bamum Letter Phase-B Keupuq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1686E "ð–¡®" Bamum Letter Phase-B Keupuq is part of the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system from the Bamum (or Shümom) kingdom in present-day Cameroon. This specific character represents the syllable "keupuq" and belongs to Phase B, one of the several evolutionary stages of the script that was developed in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya and his scribes. The Bamum script, initially a pictographic system, underwent significant simplifications over time, and Phase B marks a transition toward a more syllabic and widely accessible form. Today, these characters are included in the Unicode Standard to support digital preservation and scholarly study of this rich cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1686E |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-B Keupuq |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖡮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖡮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA1 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC6E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001686E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc6e |