U+1D83A "𝠺" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Angled Out Middle Up Unicode Character

U+1D83A "𝠺" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Angled Out Middle Up is a symbol within the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent sign languages. This specific character depicts a hand configuration where the fist is formed with the index finger and thumb angled outward from the hand, while the middle finger is extended upward, as described in its name. It belongs to the Sutton SignWriting block of Unicode, which was added to encode the standardized signs used in Sutton's system for annotating manual gestures, facial expressions, and body movements. The character serves as a precise glyph for notating a particular handshape that might appear in various signed languages, enabling digital representation and exchange of such signwriting documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D83A
Version Added	8.0
Name	Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Angled Out Middle 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 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD836 0xDC3A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D83A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud836\udc3a

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