U+169F3 "𖧳" Bamum Letter Phase-E Sho Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖧳
U+169F3 "𖧳" Bamum Letter Phase-E Sho is a specific glyph from the final and most simplified phase of the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system created in Cameroon by King Njoya in the early 20th century. This character represents a syllable or sound within the Bamum language, which underwent several stages of reform to reduce the number of symbols from over 500 in earlier phases to just 83 in Phase-E. The "Sho" designation indicates its particular phonetic value, and as part of the Bamum Supplement block in Unicode, it helps preserve and digitize a unique African writing tradition that reflects the cultural and linguistic history of the Bamum people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+169F3 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Sho |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖧳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖧳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDDF3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000169F3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\uddf3 |