U+1DA85 "𝪅" Signwriting Location Torso Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝪅

U+1DA85 "𝪅" Signwriting Location Torso is a specific symbol within the SignWriting script, a writing system designed to visually represent the physical movements, handshapes, and locations used in sign languages. This particular character denotes a generalized location on the torso of the human figure in SignWriting notation, serving as a placeholder or reference point for signs that are made on, above, or below the chest and abdomen area. By marking the torso as the spatial origin, U+1DA85 helps to precisely indicate where a sign's action occurs relative to the body, distinguishing it from other possible locations like the head or arms. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for consistent digital encoding and exchange of this important positional information across software, databases, and documents used by sign language linguists, educators, and Deaf communities worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point U+1DA85
Version Added 8.0
Name Signwriting Location Torso
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 0xAA 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD836 0xDE85
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001DA85
C/C++/Java Escape \ud836\ude85

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