U+1D8F0 "𝣰" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Thumb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣰
U+1D8F0 "𝣰" Signwriting Hand-Hinge Index Thumb is a specific glyph within the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent the movements and shapes of sign languages. This character depicts a hand configuration where the thumb and index finger are extended and hinged together, typically forming a precise pinching or grasping gesture, while the other fingers are closed. It is used by SignWriting practitioners to transcribe the exact handshape in signed communication, allowing for detailed notation of finger positions and contact points in lexical and phonetic contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8F0 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Hinge 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 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCF0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8F0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcf0 |
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 |