U+1D8EF "𝣯" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Thumb Large Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣯
U+1D8EF "𝣯" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Thumb Large is a specific symbol within the SignWriting script, a writing system used to visually represent sign languages. This character depicts the configuration of a hand where the index finger and thumb are both extended and brought together to touch at their tips, forming a hinge or circle shape, while the other fingers are folded into the palm. It is classified as a handshape symbol used to articulate precise manual gestures in signed communication, encoding the visual details of finger placement and joint angles for written transcription.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8EF |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Thumb Large |
| 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 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCEF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8EF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcef |
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 |