U+1D8C4 "𝣄" Signwriting Hand-Fist Middle Down Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣄
U+1D8C4 "𝣄" Signwriting Hand-Fist Middle Down is a specific symbol from the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to represent the physical movements and handshapes used in sign languages. This character depicts a hand forming a fist with the middle finger pointing downward, conveying a particular sign language gesture. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard's Sutton SignWriting block, which was added to support the digital representation of sign languages through a structured, visual notation. The symbol is used by writers, linguists, and educators to transcribe signed communication in a way that is both precise and readable across different digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8C4 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Middle 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 0xA3 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCC4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8C4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcc4 |
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 |