U+168AD "ð–¢­" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njueq Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+168AD "ð–¢­" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njueq is a glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system of the Bamum people in Cameroon, and it represents a specific syllable or phonetic sound within the language. This character belongs to the "Phase-C" stage of the script's evolution, which was part of a series of reforms and simplifications undertaken by King Ibrahim Njoya in the early 20th century to make writing more accessible. The name "Njueq" likely corresponds to a particular word or morpheme in the Bamum language, contributing to the documentation and preservation of this cultural heritage. As part of the Bamum supplement block in the Unicode Standard, it ensures that this rare historical script can be digitally represented and studied globally.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖢭
HTML Hex Encoding 𖢭
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDCAD
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000168AD
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\udcad

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