U+1D87E "𝡾" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Small Unicode Character

U+1D87E "𝡾" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Small is a symbol from the Sutton SignWriting script, which is a system designed to visually represent the movements, shapes, and orientations of hands in sign languages. This specific character depicts a small hand hinge, indicating a bend or hinge action at the wrist or knuckles, and is used to transcribe precise hand movements in signed communication. As part of the SignWriting block in Unicode, it helps enable digital representation and processing of sign language in text, supporting accessibility and linguistic studies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D87E
Version Added	8.0
Name	Signwriting Hand-Hinge Small
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 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD836 0xDC7E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D87E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud836\udc7e

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