U+169A3 "𖦣" Bamum Letter Phase-E Ngeureut Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖦣
U+169A3 "𖦣" Bamum Letter Phase-E Ngeureut is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an African writing system originally developed for the Bamum language spoken in present-day Cameroon. This character belongs to the Phase-E stage of the script's historical evolution, which represents a late simplification and standardization of the writing system under King Ibrahim Njoya in the early 20th century. The letter "Ngeureut" corresponds to a particular consonant sound in the language, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and display of this culturally significant script, supporting linguistic study and revitalization efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169A3 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Ngeureut |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDA3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169A3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udda3 |