U+1D8FA "𝣺" Signwriting Hand-Fist Thumb Forward Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝣺
U+1D8FA "𝣺" Signwriting Hand-Fist Thirst Forward is a symbol within the SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent the handshapes, movements, and facial expressions of sign languages. This specific glyph depicts a hand forming a fist with the thumb extended forward, a common configuration used in many sign languages for various signs, such as those indicating pointing, direction, or a specific object. As part of the SignWriting block, it serves as a standardized, non-alphabetic notation element that allows for precise written communication of signed languages, supporting documentation, education, and digital typography for deaf and hard of hearing communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D8FA |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Hand-Fist Thumb Forward |
| 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 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDCFA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D8FA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udcfa |
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 |