U+168CC "𖣌" Bamum Letter Phase-C Mbuaem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣌
U+168CC "𖣌" Bamum Letter Phase-C Mbuaem is part of the Bamum script, an African writing system developed in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum people in present-day Cameroon. This particular letter belongs to Phase C of the script's evolution, representing a stage where the syllabary was refined and reduced in complexity from earlier versions. The character "Mbuaem" denotes a specific syllable or sound in the Bamum language, contributing to the documentation and preservation of this historic writing system. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for digital representation and study of Bamum script, supporting linguistic and cultural heritage efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168CC |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Mbuaem |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCCC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168CC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udccc |