U+169D9 "𖧙" Bamum Letter Phase-E Laq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖧙
U+169D9 "𖧙" Bamum Letter Phase-E Laq is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, a writing system historically used in the Bamum Kingdom in present day Cameroon. This character belongs to the Phase E stage of the script's development, which represents a significant simplification and standardization of earlier, more pictographic forms under the reign of King Ibrahim Njoya in the early 20th century. Laq corresponds to a particular consonant sound or syllable in the Bamum language, forming part of a larger set of characters that were designed to record the kingdom's language, history, and cultural knowledge.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169D9 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Laq |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖧙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖧙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169D9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\uddd9 |