U+16995 "𖦕" Bamum Letter Phase-E Gheun Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𖦕

U+16995 "𖦕" Bamum Letter Phase-E Gheun is a glyph from the Bamum script, specifically belonging to the Phase E stage of the script's historical evolution, which was used by the Bamum people of present-day Cameroon. This character represents a consonantal sound in the Bamum language, and it is part of a larger set of syllabic characters that were developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries under the direction of King Njoya. The script underwent several reforms, with Phase E representing a simplified and standardized version that aimed to make writing more accessible. The character "𖦕" is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane and serves as a vital component for digitally preserving and rendering the written heritage of the Bamum culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+16995
Version Added 6.0
Name Bamum Letter Phase-E Gheun
Block Bamum Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖦕
HTML Hex Encoding 𖦕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDD95
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016995
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\udd95

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Bamum
Script Extensions Bamum
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter