U+1D836 "𝠶" Signwriting Hand-Fist Middle Thumb Cupped Index Up Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝠶
U+1D836 "𝠶" Signwriting Hand-Fist Middle Thumb Cupped Index Up is a specific symbol within the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent sign languages. This character depicts a hand configuration where the hand is made into a fist, but with the middle finger and thumb touching in a cupped shape, while the index finger is extended upward. It is used as a standardized notation to document and transcribe the precise handshape, orientation, and movement of signs in various sign languages, enabling consistent written communication and study of these visual languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D836 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Middle Thumb Cupped Index Up |
| Block | Sutton SignWriting |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝠶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝠶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0xA0 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC36 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D836 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc36 |
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 | SignWriting |
| Script Extensions | SignWriting |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |