U+A6EF "ꛯ" Bamum Letter Koghom Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+A6EF "ꛯ" Bamum Letter Koghom is a glyph from the Bamum script, a writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Bamum language spoken in what is now Cameroon. This specific letter, named Koghom, represents a phonetic sound or syllable within the script's 6th phase of evolution, which was intentionally simplified by King Njoya to be more accessible for his people. As part of the Bamum block in Unicode, this character helps preserve the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Bamum people, enabling digital text representation and study of this historically important African script.
General Properties
Code Point
U+A6EF
Name
Bamum Letter Koghom
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ꛯ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꛯ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0x9B 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding
0xA6EF
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000A6EF
C/C++/Java Escape
\ua6ef
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
0
Script Extensions
Bamum