U+1D8C1 "𝣁" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Ring Little Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣁
U+1D8C1 "𝣁" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Ring Little is a symbol from the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent sign languages. This specific character depicts a hand configuration where the index, ring, and little fingers are extended and spread apart while the middle finger is bent down at the middle joint, resembling a hinge-like shape. It is commonly used to transcribe specific handshapes in signed communication, particularly in phonetic notation for movements in American Sign Language and other signed languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8C1 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index 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 0xA3 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCC1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8C1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcc1 |
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 |