U+A6A6 "ꚦ" Bamum Letter Tae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+A6A6 "ꚦ" Bamum Letter Tae is part of the Bamum script, which was historically used to write the Bamum language spoken in present-day Cameroon. This specific character represents the syllable "tae" in the Bamum syllabary, which was originally developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by King Ibrahim Njoya. The letter features a distinctive visual shape that aligns with the phonetic and writing conventions of the Bamum system, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this unique African writing tradition for modern use.
General Properties
Code Point
U+A6A6
Name
Bamum Letter Tae
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ꚦ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꚦ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0x9A 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding
0xA6A6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000A6A6
C/C++/Java Escape
\ua6a6
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bamum