U+1D8AB "𝢫" Signwriting Hand-Fist Ring Down Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝢫
U+1D8AB “𝢫” Signwriting Hand-Fist Ring Down is a symbol from the SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent the manual gestures, movements, and facial expressions used in sign languages. This character specifically depicts a hand formed in a fist, with the thumb and index finger forming a ring shape and the fist oriented downward, likely indicating a specific handshape or directional motion in a signed language. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and consistent reproduction of this sign across different platforms and devices, supporting better communication and preservation of sign language documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8AB |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Ring Down |
| 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 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCAB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8AB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcab |
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 |