U+168CD "𖣍" Bamum Letter Phase-C Lu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣍
U+168CD "𖣍" Bamum Letter Phase-C Lu is a glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the Bamum Kingdom of present-day Cameroon during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This specific character belongs to Phase C of the script's evolution, which represents one of several stages in the simplification and revision of the original syllabary under the reign of King Njoya. It is used to transcribe the syllable "lu" in the Bamum language, contributing to the preservation and digital representation of this cultural and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168CD |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Lu |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCCD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168CD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udccd |