U+169E1 "𖧡" Bamum Letter Phase-E Yuaen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖧡
U+169E1 "𖧡" Bamum Letter Phase-E Yuaen is a member of the Bamum script, a writing system developed in the early 20th century for the Bamum language spoken in present-day Cameroon. This specific letter, named Yuaen, belongs to Phase E, one of the later stages of the script's evolution under King Ibrahim Njoya, who simplified and standardized the original pictographic system into a syllabary. As a representation of a syllable or phonetic sound, it contributes to the preservation and digital encoding of Bamum cultural heritage, enabling its use in modern text processing and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169E1 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Yuaen |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖧡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖧡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDE1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169E1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udde1 |