U+16911 "𖤑" Bamum Letter Phase-D Tu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤑
U+16911 "𖤑" Bamum Letter Phase-D Tu is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon. This character belongs to the Phase-D stage of the script's development, a period when the writing system was simplified and reduced from hundreds of pictographic symbols to a smaller set of phonetic letters under the direction of King Ibrahim Njoya. The letter Tu represents a particular syllable or sound in the language, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and accurate rendering of historical Bamum texts, supporting linguistic and cultural heritage studies in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16911 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Tu |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD11 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016911 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd11 |