U+16925 "𖤥" Bamum Letter Phase-D Yuwoq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤥
U+16925 "𖤥" Bamum Letter Phase-D Yuwoq is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system from the Bamum people of Cameroon, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries under the direction of King Njoya. This character belongs to Phase D, one of several stages in the script's evolution as it was refined from hundreds of pictographic symbols into a more streamlined syllabary, with "Yuwoq" representing a particular syllable or phonetic value. While the exact modern usage of this character is rare, it serves as an important historical and linguistic artifact, preserving a unique writing tradition that reflects Bamum cultural identity and innovation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16925 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Yuwoq |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD25 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016925 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd25 |