U+16952 "𖥒" Bamum Letter Phase-D Suu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16952 "𖥒" Bamum Letter Phase-D Suu is part of the Bamum script, a writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Kingdom of Bamum, located in present-day Cameroon. This specific character belongs to Phase-D, one of the major stages of the script's evolution, which was standardized and simplified under the reign of King Ibrahim Njoya and his successors. Representing a syllable or phonetic element in the Bamum language, "Suu" is used for writing historical records, religious texts, and cultural documentation, preserving the linguistic heritage of the Bamum people. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard to support digital preservation and modern communication in this historically significant West African script.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖥒 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖥒 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA5 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDD52 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00016952 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udd52 |
Unicode Properties