U+168EA "𖣪" Bamum Letter Phase-C Ken Fatigue Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+168EA "𖣪" Bamum Letter Phase-C Ken Fatigue is part of the Bamum script, an African writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Kingdom of Bamum, located in present-day Cameroon. This specific character belongs to the third phase of the script's evolution, known as Phase-C, which was a simplified and more standardized iteration created under King Ibrahim Njoya to make the syllabary more accessible for writing the Bamum language. The name "Ken Fatigue" refers to the particular syllable or phonetic value assigned to this glyph, though its precise linguistic function is tied to the historical documentation of the language. Encoded in Unicode as part of the Bamum Supplement block, this character helps preserve a key piece of West African cultural heritage, reflecting the region's innovative approach to literacy and written communication.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖣪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖣪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDCEA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000168EA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udcea |
Unicode Properties