U+1DA01 "𝨁" Signwriting Head Movement-Wallplane Straight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝨁
U+1DA01 "𝨁" Signwriting Head Movement-Wallplane Straight is a symbol used in SignWriting, a writing system designed to visually represent sign languages. This specific character denotes a head movement that is straight and oriented to the wall plane, meaning the movement occurs along a flat, vertical surface as if parallel to a wall in front of the signer. It is part of the Sutton SignWriting block, which includes detailed icons for articulating parts of the body, facial expressions, and movements. By encoding such precise movement indicators, U+1DA01 helps transcribe the spatial and dynamic aspects of signed communication, making it a valuable tool for linguists, educators, and Deaf communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DA01 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Head Movement-Wallplane Straight |
| Block | Sutton SignWriting |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝨁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝨁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0xA8 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDE01 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DA01 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\ude01 |