U+16968 "𖥨" Bamum Letter Phase-E Mbeum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖥨
U+16968 "𖥨" Bamum Letter Phase-E Mbeum is part of the Bamum script’s Phase E stage, which was developed in the early 20th century as part of a series of revisions and simplifications to the original Bamum syllabary created by King Njoya of the Bamum people in present day Cameroon. This specific character represents the syllable "mbeum" and belongs to a set of glyphs used to write the Bamum language, which underwent multiple evolutionary phases to make the script more accessible and standardized. As a Phase E character, it reflects the final major adaptation of the script before it fell out of common use, though it remains significant for preserving the historical and linguistic heritage of the Bamum culture.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16968 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Mbeum |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖥨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖥨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA5 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD68 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016968 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd68 |