U+1D8E3 "𝣣" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Side Index Hinge Unicode Character

U+1D8E3 "𝣣" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Side Index Hinge is a symbol from the SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent sign languages in written form. This specific character depicts a handshaped as a fist with the index finger extended while the thumb touches the side of that index finger, and the "hinge" notation indicates a specific joint orientation or movement direction within the SignWriting system. Used to transcribe the precise hand configuration for certain signs, this glyph helps capture the physical nuance of sign language gestures in a standardized, text based format, supporting documentation and learning of various sign languages worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D8E3
Version Added	8.0
Name	Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Side Index Hinge
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 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD836 0xDCE3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D8E3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud836\udce3

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