U+1697C "𖥼" Bamum Letter Phase-E Nshiee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖥼
U+1697C "𖥼" Bamum Letter Phase-E Nshiee is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon and underwent significant reform phases. This particular letter belongs to the script's Phase-E stage, a later simplification introduced by King Njoya in the early 20th century to make writing more accessible. The character represents the syllable "nshiee" in the Bamum writing system, contributing to the encoding of a language that has seen revitalization efforts through digital inclusion. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve this cultural heritage and enables modern electronic communication and text processing for Bamum speakers and scholars.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1697C |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Nshiee |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖥼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖥼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA5 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD7C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001697C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd7c |