U+16958 "𖥘" Bamum Letter Phase-D Shu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖥘
U+16958 "𖥘" Bamum Letter Phase-D Shu is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which was developed for writing the Bamum language of Cameroon, representing a later, reformed stage of the script known as Phase-D. This character conveys a particular sound or syllable within the script's extensive syllabary, which was created by King Ibrahim Njoya in the early 20th century and underwent several revisions to improve reading and writing. As part of the UNESCO recognized cultural heritage, the Bamum script and its characters like "Shu" are preserved in digital form through Unicode to support the linguistic and historical documentation of the Bamum people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16958 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Shu |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖥘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖥘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA5 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD58 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016958 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd58 |