U+A6AF "ꚯ" Bamum Letter Meeee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꚯ
U+A6AF "ꚯ" Bamum Letter Meeee is a specific glyph from the Bamum script, which originated in the Bamum Kingdom of present-day Cameroon and was used to write the Bamum language. This particular character represents the syllable "meee" and is part of a larger set of syllabic letters created in the early 20th century during a significant script reform by King Njoya. The Bamum script, known for its complex evolution through multiple stages, includes this letter as a unique symbol distinct from the Latin alphabet, and in modern digital contexts, it is classified under the Unicode block for Bamum, supporting the preservation and electronic representation of this culturally rich African writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A6AF |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Meeee |
| Block | Bamum |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꚯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꚯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x9A 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA6AF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A6AF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua6af |