U+1D843 "𝡃" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Hooked Middle Hinged Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝡃
U+1D843 "𝡃" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Hooked Middle Hinged is a specific symbol within the SignWriting script, a system designed for writing sign languages. This character represents a precise handshape: the hand is formed into a fist, with the index finger extended and the thumb hooked inward, while the middle finger is bent or hinged at a joint. It is used by sign language writers and linguists to transcribe the physical configurations of hand gestures for precise, visual documentation of signed communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D843 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Hooked Middle Hinged |
| 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 0xA1 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC43 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D843 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc43 |
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 |