U+168E5 "ð–£¥" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njeux Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–£¥
U+168E5 "ð–£¥" Bamum Letter Phase-C Njeux is part of the Bamum script, a writing system originally developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Bamum language spoken in Cameroon. This specific character belongs to the Phase-C stage of the script's evolution, which was one of several reforms undertaken to simplify and standardize the syllabary under the direction of King Njoya. Representing the syllable "njeux" or a similar sound, this letter reflects the meticulous phonetic documentation of the Bamum language during a period of significant cultural and linguistic innovation. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps preserve this historical script for digital communication and scholarly research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168E5 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-C Njeux |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCE5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168E5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udce5 |