U+16A18 "𖨘" Bamum Letter Phase-F Nuae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖨘
U+16A18 "𖨘" Bamum Letter Phase-F Nuae is a glyph from the Bamum script, specifically belonging to the third and final Phase F stage of the Bamum writing system's historical evolution in Cameroon. This script was originally devised by Sultan Ibrahim Njoya in the early 20th century and underwent several reforms, with Phase F representing the last of six syllabary versions before the system was standardized here. The character "Nuae" typically represents a syllable involving a consonant sound from the Bamum language, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and encoding of this unique West African writing tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16A18 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-F Nuae |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖨘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖨘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA8 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDE18 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016A18 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\ude18 |