U+16930 "𖤰" Bamum Letter Phase-D Let Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤰
U+16930 "𖤰" Bamum Letter Phase-D Let is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in what is now Cameroon. This character belongs to the Phase-D subset of the script, which represents a later stage in the evolution of Bamum writing after its initial creation by King Njoya and subsequent reforms. As a letter, its function within the syllabic writing system is to denote a particular phonetic sound, contributing to the representation of the Bamum language. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital preservation and accessibility for modern typography, linguistic research, and cultural documentation of the Bamum people's heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16930 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Let |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤰 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤰 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD30 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016930 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd30 |