U+16A02 "𖨂" Bamum Letter Phase-E Ghom Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+16A02 "𖨂" Bamum Letter Phase-E Ghom is part of the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Bamum language of Cameroon. This specific character belongs to the Phase-E stage of the script's evolution, representing the syllable "ghom" and reflecting the ongoing refinement of the Bamum syllabary by King Njoya and his scribes. Phase-E introduced a more streamlined and systematic set of characters compared to earlier phases, making the script more accessible for writing the tonal and phonetic nuances of the Bamum language.
General Properties
Code Point
U+16A02
Name
Bamum Letter Phase-E Ghom
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𖨂
HTML Hex Encoding
𖨂
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x96 0xA8 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD81A 0xDE02
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00016A02
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud81a\ude02
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bamum