U+16A10 "𖨐" Bamum Letter Phase-F Njaem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖨐
U+16A10 "𖨐" Bamum Letter Phase-F Njaem is a part of the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language spoken in Cameroon and is encoded in the Unicode standard within the Bamum Supplement block. This specific character belongs to Phase F, a later stage in the script's evolution that introduced simplified, more efficient symbols under King Ibrahim Njoya's reform of the original pictographic system. Representing the syllable "njaem," it reflects the script's transition from complex logographic forms to a streamlined syllabic writing system, preserving cultural and linguistic heritage for modern digital use.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16A10 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-F Njaem |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖨐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖨐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA8 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDE10 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016A10 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\ude10 |