U+16893 "𖢓" Bamum Letter Phase-C Nggen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖢓
U+16893 "𖢓" Bamum Letter Phase-C Nggen is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon. This particular letter belongs to Phase C, one of the many stages in the script's evolution under the direction of King Njoya and his scribes. The character is named "Nggen" and represents a distinct phonetic sound within the Bamum writing system. As part of the Bamum Unicode block, it helps preserve and digitally encode this unique West African script, allowing for modern text processing and cultural documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16893 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Nggen |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC93 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016893 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc93 |