U+16828 "ð– ¨" Bamum Letter Phase-A Pa Leeraewa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+16828 "ð– ¨" Bamum Letter Phase-A Pa Leeraewa is a character from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the early 20th century for the Bamum language of Cameroon. This specific letter belongs to the Phase-A stage of the script, which was the first and most widely used version created by King Ibrahim Njoya and his scribes. The character represents the syllable "pa" and carries the name "Pa Leeraewa," reflecting its phonetic role in the language. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Bamum Supplement block, ensuring its digital preservation for linguistic and historical documentation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+16828
Name
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pa Leeraewa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𖠨
HTML Hex Encoding
𖠨
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x96 0xA0 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD81A 0xDC28
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00016828
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud81a\udc28
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bamum