What 𝨫 means
It marks cheeks with no air: a neutral cheek setting. In SignWriting, this cheek mark records a facial detail within a written sign. It contrasts with marks for puffed or sucked-in cheeks; it may sit on one side of the face when only one cheek is marked. It describes a signing detail, not a person's general mood.
SignWriting grew from DanceWriting, a movement notation system Valerie Sutton developed in 1966 to record ballet. In 1974, researchers at the University of Copenhagen asked Sutton to adapt it for recording signed languages. During the 1980s, SignWriting spread through books and newsletters, gained typing software, and was shaped by Deaf signers who wrote in the system.
How do I type SignWriting Cheeks Neutral?
Use a SignWriting editor for a complete sign. Start with a head symbol, then place this mark in the cheek position. It is a combining mark, meaning it attaches to the head instead of forming a complete sign on its own. Unicode encodes the symbols and sequences, while a separate layout convention handles their essential two-dimensional arrangement. A plain-text viewer may show the mark without arranging the full sign.
Technical facial notation in written sign languages.
Alone, 𝨫 is an incomplete notation part, not a self-contained neutral-face message.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does this cheek mark look detached?
It may be a font or layout issue. A font can draw the character, but a plain-text viewer may not position face marks around the head in two dimensions. A SignWriting editor or viewer can handle that arrangement.
How to type 𝨫
𝨫\1DA2BCodes and encoding1 code points
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