U+1D85D "𝡝" Signwriting Hand-Flat Thumb Side Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝡝
U+1D85D "𝡝" Signwriting Hand-Flat Thumb Side is part of the Sutton SignWriting block, a writing system designed to visually represent the handshapes, movements, and facial expressions used in sign languages. This specific glyph depicts a flat hand orientation with the thumb extended to the side, typically symbolizing a basic handshape in manual communication. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that sign linguists, educators, and deaf communities can digitally represent this particular bodily configuration across devices and platforms, aiding in the preservation and study of sign languages. The character is rendered as a black-and-white pictograph, following the standardized abstraction of the SignWriting system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D85D |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Flat Thumb Side |
| 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 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC5D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D85D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc5d |
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 |