U+1D8F8 "𝣸" Signwriting Hand-Fist Thumb Side Conjoined Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣸
U+1D8F8 "𝣸" Signwriting Hand-Fist Thumb Side Conjoined is a specific glyph within the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent sign languages. This character depicts a closed hand forming a fist, with the thumb positioned along the side of the hand, conjoined or touching the index finger, rather than resting on top of or in front of the fist. It is used by writers of SignWriting to encode precise handshapes in signed gestures, contributing to the detailed notation of body movements and facial expressions in sign language documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8F8 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Thumb Side Conjoined |
| 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 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCF8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcf8 |
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 |