U+1D8B1 "𝢱" Signwriting Hand-Circle Ring Little Unicode Character

U+1D8B1 "𝢱" Signwriting Hand-Circle Ring Little is part of the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent sign languages through iconic symbols. This specific character depicts a hand configuration where the four fingers form a circle, resembling a ring, with only the little finger extended outward. It is used by signers and linguists to transcribe handshapes and movements in a standardized way, enabling precise documentation of sign language grammar and vocabulary. The character belongs to a comprehensive set of over 2,500 SignWriting symbols that capture aspects like hand orientation, location, and motion, making it a valuable tool for both educational and research purposes in deaf communities and sign language studies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D8B1
Version Added	8.0
Name	Signwriting Hand-Circle Ring Little
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 0xB1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD836 0xDCB1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D8B1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud836\udcb1

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