U+16901 "𖤁" Bamum Letter Phase-D Sheuae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤁
U+16901 "𖤁" Bamum Letter Phase-D Sheuae is part of the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the Bamum Kingdom, now in modern day Cameroon, primarily used to transcribe the Bamum language. This specific character belongs to Phase D, a refined stage in the script's evolution that occurred in the early 20th century under the direction of King Njoya and his scribes, representing a streamlined version of earlier phases. The letter "Sheuae" corresponds to a distinct syllable or phonetic value within the script's syllabary, contributing to the written record of Bamum culture and history, though its actual usage may be limited to historical or specialized contexts today.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16901 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Sheuae |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD01 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016901 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd01 |