U+169F6 "ð–§¶" Bamum Letter Phase-E Na Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+169F6 "ð–§¶" Bamum Letter Phase-E Na is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which is a writing system historically used in the Bamum Kingdom of present day Cameroon. This character belongs to the "Phase-E" stage of the script's evolution, representing a later, simplified version of the Bamum syllabary, where "Na" corresponds to a particular syllable or sound value. The Bamum script was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries under King Njoya, and Phase-E reflects efforts to make the writing system more accessible and efficient for everyday use, though it is now rarely used, with most communication in the region occurring in other scripts. As part of the Unicode Standard, this character helps preserve the cultural heritage and linguistic history of the Bamum people.

General Properties

Code Point U+169F6
Version Added 6.0
Name Bamum Letter Phase-E Na
Block Bamum Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖧶
HTML Hex Encoding 𖧶
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDDF6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000169F6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\uddf6

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Bamum
Script Extensions Bamum
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter