U+168FA "𖣺" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nyam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖣺
U+168FA "𖣺" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nyam is part of the Bamum script used historically for writing the Bamum language of Cameroon, specifically representing a later stage of the script's development known as Phase D. This character, named Nyam, corresponds to a specific phonetic sound in the Bamum syllable inventory and was created during the early 20th century under the direction of King Ibrahim Njoya, who significantly reformed and expanded the script. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital preservation and use in modern text processing, allowing for the accurate representation of historical and contemporary Bamum writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+168FA |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Nyam |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖣺 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖣺 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA3 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDCFA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000168FA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udcfa |