U+168D1 "𖣑" Bamum Letter Phase-C Wup Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣑
U+168D1 "𖣑" Bamum Letter Phase-C Wup is a glyph from the Bamum scripts used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon, specifically belonging to a syllabic writing system reform known as Phase C, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries under the direction of King Njoya of the Bamum people. This particular letter represents the syllable "wup" and is part of a unified repertoire that encodes historical stages of the script, allowing for the proper representation of the language's evolving orthography. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize the rich cultural heritage of the Bamum kingdom, supporting modern digital communication and research for linguists and the Bamum community.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168D1 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Wup |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCD1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168D1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udcd1 |