U+1688A "𖢊" Bamum Letter Phase-B Nggaam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1688A "𖢊" Bamum Letter Phase-B Nggaam is a writing symbol from the Bamum script, an indigenous syllabary developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Bamum Kingdom, located in present-day Cameroon. This specific letter belongs to the Phase-B stage of the script's evolution, which King Njoya and his scribes refined to better represent the sounds of the Bamum language. Representing the syllable "nggaam," it is part of a complex and adaptive writing system that underwent several reformations before reaching its modern standardized form. The character is encoded in the Bamum Supplement block of the Unicode Standard, ensuring its preservation and digital use for scholars and speakers working with this historical African script.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖢊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖢊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDC8A |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001688A |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udc8a |
Unicode Properties