U+168F6 "𖣶" Bamum Letter Phase-D Liee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣶
U+168F6 "𖣶" Bamum Letter Phase-D Liee is a glyph from the Bamum script, specifically belonging to the Phase D stage of the script's development, which was a simplified and standardized version created in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum Kingdom in present day Cameroon. This particular character represents the syllable or sound "liee" and is part of a writing system that evolved through several phases to record the Bamum language, a Bantu language spoken by the Bamum people. The inclusion of this letter in Unicode allows for its digital representation and preservation, supporting the documentation and revitalization of the Bamum script and cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168F6 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Liee |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCF6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168F6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udcf6 |