U+16940 "𖥀" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nsum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖥀
U+16940 "𖥀" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nsum is part of the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language in the western highlands of Cameroon, and it belongs to Phase D, a stage in the script's evolution when it underwent significant simplification and standardization under the direction of King Ibrahim Njoya. Specifically, Nsum represents a syllable in the Bamum writing system, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Bamum people by enabling digital representation and research of this unique African script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16940 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Nsum |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖥀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖥀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA5 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016940 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd40 |