U+1D8A1 "𝢡" Signwriting Hand-Circle Little Index Unicode Character

U+1D8A1 "𝢡" Signwriting Hand-Circle Little Index is a symbol from the SignWriting script, which is used to notate sign languages in a written visual form. This specific character represents a hand configuration where the hand forms a circle shape with only the little finger and index finger extended and touching at the tips, while the other fingers are curled into the palm. It is part of a larger system designed to capture the precise handshapes, movements, and facial expressions of signed communication, allowing for accurate transcription and preservation of sign language literature.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D8A1
Version Added	8.0
Name	Signwriting Hand-Circle Little Index
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 0xA2 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD836 0xDCA1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D8A1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud836\udca1

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