U+1689A "𖢚" Bamum Letter Phase-C Ntu Mbit Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖢚
U+1689A "𖢚" Bamum Letter Phase-C Ntu Mbit is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the Bamum Kingdom of present day Cameroon. This particular letter belongs to Phase C, a later and more streamlined version of the script created in the early 20th century under King Njoya. The character represents a consonant sound and is part of a comprehensive syllabary that historically facilitated record keeping, communication, and cultural preservation among the Bamum people. Including this character in Unicode ensures its digital representation and long term accessibility for linguistic research, historical study, and modern usage within the Bamum community.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1689A |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Ntu Mbit |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢚 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢚 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC9A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001689A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc9a |