U+169F5 "𖧵" Bamum Letter Phase-E Fu Remedy Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+169F5 "𖧵" Bamum Letter Phase-E Fu Remedy is a glyph belonging to the Bamum script, specifically part of the Phase-E stage of the script's evolution, which was developed in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum people in present-day Cameroon. This character represents a syllable or phonetic sound in the Bamum language, and its name "Fu Remedy" suggests a connection to traditional healing or medicinal concepts within Bamum culture. As a Phase-E character, it reflects the final major simplification of the script, which was reduced from hundreds of pictographic symbols to a more manageable syllabary of 80 letters. The inclusion of this character in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the rich linguistic heritage of the Bamum script for modern communication and historical study.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖧵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖧵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDDF5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000169F5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\uddf5 |
Unicode Properties