U+1CE8D "" Separated Block Sextant-13456 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1CE8D "" Separated Block Sextant-13456 is a specialized symbol within the Unicode standard, part of the Sutton SignWriting script used for representing sign languages in written form. This specific glyph denotes a fragmented or separated block shape that corresponds to a particular hand configuration and orientation, specifically identifying the sextant divisions for fingers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 as indicated by the number suffix 13456. Its primary function is to encode precise positional and spatial details of handshapes in sign language transcription, enabling accurate written representation for documentation and study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1CE8D |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Separated Block Sextant-13456 |
| Block | Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𜺍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𜺍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9C 0xBA 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD833 0xDE8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001CE8D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud833\ude8d |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |