U+1D908 "𝤈" Signwriting Grasp Single Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝤈
U+1D908 "𝤈" Signwriting Grasp Single is a symbol within the SignWriting script system, which is designed to visually represent the physical movements and handshapes used in sign languages. This specific character depicts a single hand configuration where the fingers are closed to form a grasping or holding shape, often used in notation to indicate that the hand is taking hold of an object or forming a similar abstract concept. It is part of the larger Sutton SignWriting block, which standardizes over 40,000 characters to allow precise written representation of any sign language in the world.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D908 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Grasp Single |
| 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 0xA4 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDD08 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D908 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udd08 |
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 |