U+169A2 "𖦢" Bamum Letter Phase-E Ghaamae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖦢
U+169A2 "𖦢" Bamum Letter Phase-E Ghaamae is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, a writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in what is now Cameroon. This particular letter belongs to Phase E, one of the later stages of the script's evolution, and its name "Ghaamae" likely indicates a specific phonetic value or syllabic function within the Bamum language. The character is part of the Bamum Supplement block in Unicode, which was added to preserve and digitally encode the script's rich historical and cultural heritage, enabling modern use and study of this West African writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169A2 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Ghaamae |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDA2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169A2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udda2 |