U+169F1 "𖧱" Bamum Letter Phase-E Nguaet Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+169F1 "𖧱" Bamum Letter Phase-E Nguaet is part of the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language of Cameroon and underwent several phases of simplification and redesign. This specific character belongs to Phase E, the fifth and most streamlined stage of the script's development, where it represents the syllable "nguaet." Phase E was created by Sultan Ibrahim Njoya and his scribes to be more accessible and easier to print than earlier phases, and "𖧱" is one of many letters that capture the phonetic inventory of the Bamum language. The character is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane of Unicode, and its inclusion helps preserve and digitally represent this important West African writing system for contemporary use.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖧱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖧱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDDF1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000169F1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\uddf1 |
Unicode Properties