U+16936 "𖤶" Bamum Letter Phase-D Yuop Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤶
U+16936 "𖤶" Bamum Letter Phase-D Yuop is part of the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language spoken in Cameroon. This particular letter belongs to the Phase-D stage of the script's evolution, a phase in which King Njoya and his scribes simplified the original 500+ syllabic characters into a more streamlined set. The letter "Yuop" represents a specific syllable or sound in the Bamum writing system, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally support the rich textual heritage of the Bamum people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16936 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Yuop |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD36 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016936 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd36 |