U+16983 "𖦃" Bamum Letter Phase-E Njeux Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖦃
U+16983 "𖦃" Bamum Letter Phase-E Njeux is a grapheme from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Bamum language spoken in present day Cameroon. This specific character belongs to the Phase E stage of the script's evolution, which represents a later and more streamlined version created under the direction of King Njoya of the Bamum people. The letter is typically used to represent a specific syllable or phonetic sound within the language, contributing to the preservation and written documentation of Bamum cultural heritage. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for digital representation and exchange of this historical script across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16983 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Njeux |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD83 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016983 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd83 |