U+169E4 "𖧤" Bamum Letter Phase-E Yuq Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+169E4 "𖧤" Bamum Letter Phase-E Yuq is a glyph from the Bamum script, used historically for writing the Bamum language of Cameroon. This letter represents a specific syllabic sound, transcribed phonetically as "yü", and belongs to the Phase-E stage of the script's evolution, which was a modernized orthography introduced in the early 20th century to simplify earlier, more complex forms. The character is part of the Bamum Supplement block and encodes the language's written heritage, preserving the cultural and linguistic history of the Bamum people through standardized digital typography.
General Properties
Code Point
U+169E4
Name
Bamum Letter Phase-E Yuq
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𖧤
HTML Hex Encoding
𖧤
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x96 0xA7 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD81A 0xDDE4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000169E4
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud81a\udde4
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bamum