U+1696E "ð–¥®" Bamum Letter Phase-E Raq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–¥®
U+1696E "ð–¥®" Bamum Letter Phase-E Raq is a glyph from the Bamum script, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in what is now Cameroon to write the Bamum language. This specific character belongs to Phase E of the script's evolution, a stage representing significant simplification and standardization of earlier, more pictographic forms. The letter is named "Raq" and serves as a phonetic symbol within the Bamum writing system, contributing to the representation of sounds in the language. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and support digital communication in Bamum, facilitating modern usage of this historically rich African script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1696E |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Raq |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖥮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖥮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA5 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD6E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001696E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd6e |