U+16990 "𖦐" Bamum Letter Phase-E Set Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖦐
U+16990 "𖦐" Bamum Letter Phase-E Set is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for writing the Bamum language of Cameroon, and this particular letter belongs to the Phase E stage of the script's evolution, a period when the writing system was simplified and standardized by King Ibrahim Njoya. The character represents a syllabic sound used in traditional texts, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for linguistic and historical study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16990 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Set |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD90 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016990 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd90 |