U+A6B8 "ꚸ" Bamum Letter Sheux Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꚸ
U+A6B8 "ꚸ" Bamum Letter Sheux is part of the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language spoken in Cameroon, and it represents a specific syllable or phonetic sound within that writing system. Originally invented in the late 19th century by King Njoya of the Bamum people, the script underwent several revisions, and this particular letter belongs to a phase where the writing system was refined to more accurately represent the language's tones and consonants. As a result, "Sheux" is a distinct character used for recording the rich oral traditions, royal decrees, and historical records of the Bamum kingdom.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A6B8 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Sheux |
| Block | Bamum |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꚸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꚸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x9A 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA6B8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A6B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua6b8 |