U+168A9 "𖢩" Bamum Letter Phase-C Kaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖢩
U+168A9 "𖢩" Bamum Letter Phase-C Kaa is a glyph representing a syllable from the Bamum script, originally used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon. This character belongs to the Phase C stage of the script's historical development, a reform undertaken in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya to simplify the earlier complex syllabary. The letter "Kaa" corresponds to a specific consonant vowel combination, reflecting the language's phonetic structure. As part of the Unicode Standard's Bamum block, it enables digital preservation and display of this unique West African writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168A9 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Kaa |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖢩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖢩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCA9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udca9 |