What 𖣲 means
In Bamum, it records the sound value “wap.”
Bamum WAP belongs to Phase D. Bamum ruler Sultan Njoya and palace collaborators developed the script to write their language and texts on government, history, education, religion, and law. The first version appeared around 1897; Phase D followed around 1907–1908, as the script shifted from picture-like signs toward a syllabary, where each sign represents a syllable.
For historical, archival, or linguistic Bamum texts.
In Latin-letter English, WAP can look like an acronym.
Who writes 𖣲
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𖣲 show as a box?
A font may lack the glyph. As of 2026, Noto Sans Bamum lists Bamum Supplement coverage; support varies by font.
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How to type or find 𖣲
- Search it as
- wap · shumom · Bamum Phase D · historical Bamum · Bamum font · Bamum keyboard
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𖣲CSS
\168F2Unicode character picker
Search by character name in a Unicode picker. Bamum learner-keyboard materials focus on modern Bamum characters (the a-ka-u-ku set), so Phase-D signs may be missing.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𖣲
HTML hex
𖣲
CSS content
content: "\168F2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%96%A3%B2
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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.