U+1DA5E "𝩞" Signwriting Tongue Moves Against Cheek Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝩞
U+1DA5E "𝩞" Signwriting Tongue Moves Against Cheek is part of the Sutton SignWriting block, a writing system designed to visually represent the movements, handshapes, and facial expressions of signed languages. This specific symbol depicts the tongue pressing or moving against the inside of the cheek, capturing a precise nonmanual marker often used in sign languages to convey specific lexical or grammatical meanings, such as indicating size, shape, or emotional nuance. By encoding such detailed articulatory gestures, the character supports accurate transcription and digital preservation of signed language texts, enabling broader linguistic study and accessibility.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DA5E |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Signwriting Tongue Moves Against Cheek |
| 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 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD836 0xDE5E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DA5E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud836\ude5e |