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𝪛

signwriting fill modifier-2

SignWriting Fill Modifier-2

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𝪛 is SignWriting's fill 2 mark, also called fill 02; its effect depends on the symbol before it. It can show a hand side-on, mark left-hand movement, or select one closed eye in a face sequence. It belongs inside a SignWriting sequence.

Text symbol

What 𝪛 means

Its base symbol sets its reading. In SignWriting, 𝪛 follows a compatible base symbol—the handshape, arrow, or face it modifies. Fill 02 has no fixed reading on its own. After a handshape it shows the hand side-on in the plane directly in front of the signer. After a movement arrow it marks movement by the left hand; in a face sequence with closed eyes, it selects one closed eye.

SignWriting is a visual writing system for signed languages. Valerie Sutton's movement notation began as DanceWriting in 1966 to record and preserve ballet, including older Danish works. In 1974, researchers at the University of Copenhagen asked her to adapt it to signed languages recorded on video. Feedback from Deaf readers of the SignWriter Newspaper in the 1980s helped move it toward writing signed languages more broadly; Sutton and the Deaf Action Committee revised it again in 1988. The system evolved over time; 𝪛 is one component, not a standalone sign.

How do I type SignWriting fill 2?

Put it after a compatible base symbol. A SignWriting-capable font or editor must support the sequence to combine and draw it correctly. SignWriting lays symbols out in two dimensions, but its text formats—SignWriting in Unicode (SWU) and Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW)—store them in a line; the editor or font arranges them as a sign. If the sequence includes a rotation modifier, the fill mark goes first.

If 𝪛 appears as a box, blank, or detached mark, the font or editor may not support this sequence. That display problem does not turn the mark into a different character.

A technical modifier inside a SignWriting sequence.

Read it with its base; 𝪛 alone has no fixed reading.

Part of the collection

Who writes 𝪛

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

Side view of the hand in the front-wall plane, straight in front of the signer.

Combination ideas

2
The handshape appears side-on in the plane directly in front of the signer.
A face sequence with closed eyes narrowed to one closed eye.

Questions people ask

2

Can 𝪛 stand alone?

No. It modifies a compatible base symbol, so it has no fixed reading by itself.

Why does 𝪛 render oddly?

A font or editor may not support SignWriting fill sequences, leaving 𝪛 blank, boxed, or detached. A SignWriting-capable tool can display the intended layout.

How to type or find 𝪛

Also called
fill 2 · fill 02 · SignWriting fill 2
Search it as
swu · fsw · signwriting font
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1DA9B, then AltX to get 𝪛.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “signwriting fill modifier-2”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1da9b, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𝪛
CSS
\1DA9B
Unicode input
In Unicode, enter U1DA9B after a compatible base symbol.
With rotation
If a rotation modifier follows, put this fill mark before it.
SignWriting editor
Choose a base, then fill 2; an editor can preserve the valid sequence.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𝪛
HTML hex
𝪛
CSS content
content: "\1DA9B";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9D%AA%9B
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

1

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