U+1D8C5 "𝣅" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Middle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣅
U+1D8C5 "𝣅" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Middle is a symbol from the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to represent the movements, shapes, and positions of sign language gestures. This specific character depicts the handshape known as a "middle hinge," where the middle finger is bent at the knuckle while the rest of the hand remains flat or in a relaxed position. It belongs to the Sutton SignWriting block within Unicode, which was added to support the systematic transcription of signed languages, enabling detailed notation of hand configurations for linguistic analysis, education, and documentation purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8C5 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Hinge Middle |
| 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 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCC5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8C5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcc5 |
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 |