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𖤷

bamum letter phase-d ndam

Bamum Letter Phase-D Ndam

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𖤷 is a Phase-D character in the Bamum script that King Ibrahim Njoya and scribes developed for the Bamum language. It began in the 1890s with picture and word signs for records, history, administration and schooling; Njoya revised it through several phases and overhauled it in 1910 into a smaller system built mostly from syllables and single sounds. “Ndam” is its historical label; surrounding Bamum text shows its role.

Text symbol

What 𖤷 means

𖤷 is the bamum letter phase-d ndam. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Bamum Supplement block; this site shelves it under African scripts.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

𖤷 is a single code point, U16937. In HTML that is 𖤷, and in CSS \16937.

Historical writing; its role depends on Bamum context.

On its own, it gives little context to anyone who cannot read Bamum.

Who writes 𖤷

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𖤷 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type or find 𖤷

Search it as
bamum ndam · phase d ndam · bamoun ndam · bamum font · bamum keyboard
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 16937, then AltX to get 𖤷.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “bamum letter phase-d ndam”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 16937, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𖤷
CSS
\16937
Hexadecimal Unicode input
Enter 16937 with hexadecimal Unicode input in an editor that supports it, then run its conversion command. A box means the font lacks the glyph.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𖤷
HTML hex
𖤷
CSS content
content: "\16937";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%96%A4%B7
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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African scripts2,275 symbols