U+1D8EC "𝣬" Signwriting Hand-Cup Index Thumb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣬
U+1D8EC "𝣬" Signwriting Hand-Cup Index Thumb is part of the SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent sign languages in written form. This specific character depicts a hand configuration where the fingers are curled together to form a cup shape, with the index finger and thumb meeting to create a distinctive closed grip. It is used to transcribe handshapes that involve grasping or holding motions in various signed languages, offering a standardized way to document the nuanced positions of the hand during signing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8EC |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Cup Index Thumb |
| 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 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcec |
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 |