U+168CC "𖣌" Bamum Letter Phase-C Mbuaem Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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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

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