U+1DA55 "𝩕" Signwriting Lip Upper over Lower Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝩕
U+1DA55 "𝩕" Signwriting Lip Upper over Lower is a specific symbol within the SignWriting script, a system designed to visually represent the movements and positions of sign languages. This particular glyph encodes the configuration of the lips, where the upper lip is positioned over the lower lip, as might occur in a specific facial expression or during the articulation of certain signed words. As part of the SignWriting block in Unicode, it allows for the precise digital encoding and transcription of such non-manual markers, which are crucial components of sign language grammar and meaning.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DA55 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Lip Upper over Lower |
| 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 0xA9 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDE55 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DA55 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\ude55 |