U+168DC "𖣜" Bamum Letter Phase-C Setfon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣜
U+168DC "𖣜" Bamum Letter Phase-C Setfon is a symbol from the Bamum script, which was developed for writing the Bamum language of Cameroon and underwent several evolutionary phases, with Phase-C representing a simplified reform introduced in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya. This specific character, "Setfon," corresponds to a syllabic value within that script, encoding a distinct phonetic sound used in the Bamum writing system for recording the language's vocabulary and history. As part of the Bamum Supplement block in Unicode, it helps preserve and digitally represent the rich cultural heritage of the Bamum people, enabling modern text processing and digital communication in this historic script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168DC |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Setfon |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Alias | BAMUM LETTER PHASE-C SHETFON (correction) |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCDC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168DC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udcdc |