U+1689C "𖢜" Bamum Letter Phase-C Pirieen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1689C "𖢜" Bamum Letter Phase-C Pirieen is a glyph from the Bamum script, which was developed in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum people in present-day Cameroon. This particular character belongs to Phase C of the script's historical evolution, representing a syllable or phoneme within the Bamum language, and its name "Pirieen" indicates a specific sound value. The Unicode Standard includes this character in the Bamum block to preserve and enable digital use of the script, which has seen a revival in modern times for writing and educational purposes.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1689C
Name
Bamum Letter Phase-C Pirieen
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𖢜
HTML Hex Encoding
𖢜
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x96 0xA2 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD81A 0xDC9C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001689C
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud81a\udc9c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bamum