U+169E8 "𖧨" Bamum Letter Phase-E Njee Epoch Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖧨
U+169E8 "𖧨" Bamum Letter Phase-E Njee Epoch is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the early 20th century for the Bamum language of Cameroon. This character represents a syllable or phonetic unit within Phase E, one of the later stages of the script's evolution before King Njoya's final standardized version. The term "Njee Epoch" refers to a distinct period in the script's historical reform, during which this letter was assigned its particular sound and shape. As part of the Bamum Unicode block, this character helps preserve the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Bamum people, enabling digital representation and study of their written language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169E8 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Njee Epoch |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖧨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖧨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDE8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udde8 |