U+1689D "𖢝" Bamum Letter Phase-C Ndombu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖢝
U+1689D "𖢝" Bamum Letter Phase-C Ndombu is a script character from the Bamum language, an African language historically used in what is now Cameroon. This specific letter belongs to the Phase-C alphabet, a later simplification stage in the evolution of the Bamum script, which was originally developed by King Ibrahim Njoya in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The character represents a sound or syllable in the language and is part of a larger set of symbols that were standardized for writing and preserving Bamum literature and cultural records. As part of the Unicode Standard, it enables digital representation and exchange of this historic script, supporting the modern use and study of the Bamum language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1689D |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Ndombu |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDC9D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001689D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udc9d |