U+168E2 "ð–£¢" Bamum Letter Phase-C Keum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+168E2 "ð–£¢" Bamum Letter Phase-C Keum is a glyph representing a syllable or phonetic element from the Bamum script, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Bamum Kingdom, located in present day Cameroon. This specific character belongs to the Phase C stage of the script's evolution, a period when the writing system was significantly simplified by King Ibrahim Njoya and his scholars from an earlier pictographic form to a more streamlined syllabary. The letter "Keum" is one of the many signs used to transcribe the Bamum language, reflecting the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of the Bamum people, and it is encoded in the Unicode Standard within the Bamum Supplement block, ensuring its preservation and digital representation for modern use.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖣢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖣢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDCE2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000168E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udce2 |
Unicode Properties