U+168A1 "𖢡" Bamum Letter Phase-C Keukaq Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𖢡

U+168A1 "𖢡" Bamum Letter Phase-C Keukaq is a glyph from the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon, representing a specific syllable or sound in that language's Phase-C orthographic reform. This character belongs to the supplementary block of the Bamum script, which was added to Unicode as part of an effort to preserve and digitally encode the ancient writing system that underwent several phases of simplification and standardization under the reign of King Njoya in the early 20th century. The letter "Keukaq" continues the tradition of the script's syllabic structure, and its inclusion in Unicode helps facilitate modern digital communication and cultural heritage preservation for the Bamum people and linguists studying the language.

General Properties

Code Point U+168A1
Version Added 6.0
Name Bamum Letter Phase-C Keukaq
Block Bamum Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖢡
HTML Hex Encoding 𖢡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDCA1
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000168A1
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\udca1

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Bamum
Script Extensions Bamum
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter