U+1688C "𖢌" Bamum Letter Phase-B Ma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖢌
U+1688C "𖢌" Bamum Letter Phase-B Ma is a script character from the Bamum language and writing system, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in what is now Cameroon. This specific glyph represents the syllable or sound "ma" and belongs to the Phase-B stage of the Bamum script's evolution, a period during which King Njoya and his scribes reformed and expanded the original syllabary to create a more efficient and complete writing system. Part of the Bamum Supplement block in Unicode, it serves as a vital tool for encoding the historical and contemporary Bamum language in digital text, preserving a unique African script heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1688C |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-B Ma |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC8C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001688C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc8c |