U+1D914 "𝤔" Signwriting Surface Symbols Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝤔
U+1D914 "𝤔" Signwriting Surface Symbols is part of the Sutton SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent the movements, handshapes, and spatial relationships of sign languages. Specifically, U+1D914 belongs to a block that defines symbols used to indicate the physical surface or plane on which a sign is performed, such as the chest, face, or a tabletop, providing crucial context for where the hands are positioned in relation to the signer's body. This character helps ensure that sign language writing is precise and readable, much like punctuation clarifies meaning in written English.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D914 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Surface Symbols |
| 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 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDD14 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D914 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\udd14 |
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 |