U+16985 "ð–¦…" Bamum Letter Phase-E Saa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–¦…
U+16985 "ð–¦…" Bamum Letter Phase-E Saa is a specific glyph within the Bamum scripts, which were developed for writing the Bamum language of Cameroon. It belongs to the Phase-E stage of the Bamum syllabary, a reformed and simplified version of the original script created in the early 20th century by King Njoya and his scribes, intended to increase literacy. The character "Saa" represents a distinct syllable sound, contributing to the systematic representation of the Bamum language's phonetics. As part of the Bamum Unicode block, this character helps preserve and support the digital use of this unique African writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16985 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Saa |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD85 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016985 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd85 |