U+168C4 "𖣄" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njaem Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+168C4 "𖣄" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njaem is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system used historically in the Bamum Kingdom of present-day Cameroon. This character belongs to Phase C, a later stage in the script’s evolution, where the letter represents the syllable or sound "njaem" in the Bamum language. Part of a broader Unicode block that supports the preservation of this African script, U+168C4 is used for writing modern and historical texts, helping to maintain the cultural heritage and linguistic identity of the Bamum people.

General Properties

Code Point U+168C4
Version Added 6.0
Name Bamum Letter Phase-C Njaem
Block Bamum Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖣄
HTML Hex Encoding 𖣄
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDCC4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000168C4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\udcc4

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