U+168CF "𖣏" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣏
U+168CF "𖣏" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njam is a character from the Bamum scripts, specifically part of the Phase-C stage of the Bamum syllabary which was developed in the early 20th century in what is now Cameroon. This script was created by King Ibrahim Njoya and his scribes to write the Bamum language, and Phase-C represents a key transitional stage where the script was simplified and refined from an earlier pictographic system into a more streamlined syllabic writing system. The character "Njam" represents a specific syllable or sound unit within this writing system, contributing to the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of the Bamum people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168CF |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Njam |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCCF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udccf |