U+1D8F4 "𝣴" Signwriting Hand-Angle Index Thumb Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝣴

U+1D8F4 "𝣴" Signwriting Hand-Angle Index Thumb is a symbol from the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to represent the movements, handshapes, and facial expressions of sign languages visually. This specific character depicts a hand configuration where the index finger is extended while the thumb is raised and angled, and it is used phonetically in SignWriting to describe the precise orientation and finger positions needed for signing gestures. The character belongs to the Sutton SignWriting block, which encodes a vast range of such symbolic components to enable the written documentation of any sign language, from American Sign Language to others around the world. By providing a standardized written form for these dynamic gestures, U+1D8F4 helps linguists, educators, and deaf communities preserve and study sign languages with greater accuracy.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D8F4
Version Added 8.0
Name Signwriting Hand-Angle 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 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD836 0xDCF4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D8F4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud836\udcf4

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