U+1D86D "𝡭" Signwriting Hand-Cup Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝡭
U+1D86D "𝡭" Signwriting Hand-Cup is a symbol from the SignWriting script, designed to visually represent handshapes, movements, and facial expressions used in signed languages. This specific character depicts a cupped hand configuration, often indicating a grasping or holding motion, and is composed of a filled shape representing the palm with an open top, similar to a cup. It belongs to the Sutton SignWriting block in Unicode, which was added to support the standardized transcription of sign languages around the world. This system allows for the precise documentation of physical gestures, making written communication of signed languages possible for analysis, education, and preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D86D |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Cup |
| 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 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC6D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D86D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc6d |
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 |