U+1D86E "𝡮" Signwriting Hand-Cup Open Thumb Side Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝡮
U+1D86E "𝡮" Signwriting Hand-Cup Open Thumb Side is part of the SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent the handshapes, movements, and facial expressions used in sign languages. This specific symbol depicts a hand configured in a cupped or curved shape, with the palm oriented to one side and the thumb extended or placed along the side of the hand, as if holding or supporting an object. It is used primarily in written notation of sign languages to transcribe the precise handshape and orientation for signs that involve a curved, open hand with the thumb positioned laterally, contributing to the detailed documentation and study of signed communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D86E |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Cup Open 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 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC6E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D86E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc6e |
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 |