U+1D871 "𝡱" Signwriting Hand-Cup No Thumb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝡱
U+1D871 "𝡱" Signwriting Hand-Cup No Thumb is a symbol from the SignWriting script, a unique writing system designed to visually represent the movements, handshapes, and facial expressions used in sign languages. Specifically, this character depicts a hand configuration where the fingers curl into a cup like shape while the thumb is kept tucked in or not extended, making it useful for transcribing specific signs that involve a cupped palm without the thumb's involvement. It is one of many detailed glyphs within the SignWriting block, enabling precise and standardized documentation of sign language linguistics.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D871 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Cup No Thumb |
| 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 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDC71 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D871 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udc71 |
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 |