U+1D858 "𝡘" Signwriting Hand-Flat Five Fingers Spread Hinged Thumb Side Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D858 "𝡘" Signwriting Hand-Flat Five Fingers Spread Hinged Thumb Side is a symbol from the Sutton SignWriting script, which is used to visually represent sign languages in written form. This specific glyph depicts a hand in a flat orientation with all five fingers spread apart, featuring a hinged thumb positioned to the side, indicating the thumb is bent at the knuckle or angled away from the palm. It belongs to a family of characters that encode detailed handshapes, orientations, and movements, allowing for precise transcription of signing gestures. The "flat five" configuration with a hinged thumb is commonly used to represent handshapes in various sign languages, capturing a nuanced position where the thumb diverges from the plane of the fingers. As part of the SignWriting system, this character helps bridge written text and visual-spatial signing, serving as a tool for deaf communities and linguists to document and study sign languages in a standardized format.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝡘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝡘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0xA1 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD836 0xDC58 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D858 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud836\udc58 |
Unicode Properties