U+16885 "ð–¢…" Bamum Letter Phase-B Fee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+16885 "ð–¢…" Bamum Letter Phase-B Fee is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an African writing system developed in the early 20th century in the Kingdom of Bamum, located in present-day Cameroon. This character belongs to Phase B of the script's evolution, which was a significant reform and simplification of the original syllabary invented by King Njoya. The letter "Fee" represents a particular syllable or sound in the Bamum language, contributing to the written representation of this endangered language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility, allowing modern speakers, linguists, and historians to use and study this cultural heritage in electronic documents and communications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16885 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-B Fee |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC85 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016885 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc85 |