U+16A1C "𖨜" Bamum Letter Phase-F Shu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖨜
U+16A1C "𖨜" Bamum Letter Phase-F Shu is part of the Bamum script used historically in the Bamum kingdom of present day Cameroon, specifically representing a Phase F revision of the script created in the early 20th century by the kingdom’s ruler King Ibrahim Njoya. This character denotes the sound "shu" and belongs to a later, more simplified phase of the script’s evolution, which aimed to reduce the number of characters for easier learning and writing. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve this indigenous writing system for digital use and cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16A1C |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-F Shu |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖨜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖨜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA8 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDE1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016A1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\ude1c |