U+1D8B6 "𝢶" Signwriting Hand-Fist Ring Middle Raised Knuckles Unicode Character

U+1D8B6 "𝢶" Signwriting Hand-Fist Ring Middle Raised Knuckles is part of the SignWriting script, which is a system designed to visually represent the movements and hand shapes used in sign languages. This specific character depicts a hand making a fist with the middle finger raised at the knuckle, where the forefinger and thumb form a ring shape, often used to convey a specific manual gesture or lexical sign in signed communication. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this important linguistic and cultural symbol can be accurately displayed and transmitted across digital platforms, supporting the documentation and study of sign languages worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D8B6
Version Added	8.0
Name	Signwriting Hand-Fist Ring Middle Raised Knuckles
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 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD836 0xDCB6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D8B6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud836\udcb6

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