U+1D8E5 "𝣥" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Forward Index Bent Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣥
U+1D8E5 "𝣥" Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Forward Index Bent is a symbol from the SignWriting script, which is a written form for sign languages. This specific character depicts a hand configuration where the hand is in a fist, but with the thumb pointing forward and the index finger bent, making it a precise notation for a particular handshape used in signed communication. It belongs to the SignWriting Hand Symbols block in Unicode, which was introduced to allow digital representation of sign language gestures, enabling easier documentation, education, and exchange of sign language texts across platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8E5 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Index Thumb Forward Index Bent |
| 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 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCE5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8E5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udce5 |
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 |