U+1D85F "𝡟" Signwriting Hand-Flat Thumb Bent Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝡟
U+1D85F "𝡟" Signwriting Hand-Flat Thumb Bent is a symbol within the SignWriting script, which is designed to visually represent the physical movements and handshapes of sign languages in written form. This specific character depicts a hand with all fingers held flat and together, while the thumb is bent inward across the palm. It functions as a precise notation for describing a particular hand orientation used in signing, allowing for the accurate transcription of signs in a format similar to how alphabets write spoken words.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D85F |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Flat Thumb Bent |
| 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 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC5F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D85F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc5f |
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 |