U+1693B "𖤻" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nggeux Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1693B "𖤻" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nggeux is a glyph from the Bamum script, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in what is now Cameroon for writing the Bamum language. This specific character belongs to Phase-D, a later stage of the script's evolution under the direction of King Njoya, who refined and simplified the writing system over multiple phases. The letter "Nggeux" represents a specific syllable or sound within the language, contributing to the script's ability to accurately transcribe Bamum speech. As part of the Bamum Unicode block, it serves to preserve and digitally represent this historical African writing system, allowing for its use in modern text processing and cultural documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1693B |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Nggeux |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤻 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤻 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD3B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001693B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd3b |