U+168A3 "ð–¢£" Bamum Letter Phase-C Nzeum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–¢£
U+168A3 "ð–¢£" Bamum Letter Phase-C Nzeum is a part of the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system from the Bamum kingdom in present-day Cameroon, specifically representing a later developmental stage known as Phase C. This character corresponds to a syllable or phoneme in the Bamum language, reflecting the script's evolution from a pictographic system to a more streamlined syllabary under the reign of King Njoya. The inclusion of U+168A3 in the Unicode Standard helps preserve the cultural heritage of the Bamum people and enables modern digital communication and historical research involving this unique African script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168A3 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Nzeum |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCA3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168A3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udca3 |