SignWriting Flick Small Multiple

It marks repeated opening at a bent finger’s middle joint. A SignWriting flick describes a finger opening at that joint; the multiple form marks repetition, and the small form identifies this member of the series. It describes movement, not an English word or a complete sign in a signed language.

Place it near the handshape that finishes the movement. The handshape, its orientation and location, and the symbols’ two-dimensional placement together distinguish the sign; 𝤞 alone cannot be translated as one word.

It grew from movement notation, not one sign language

Valerie Sutton began DanceWriting in 1966 to record ballet choreography and movement. In 1974, the notation was adapted to write signs in signed languages and became SignWriting. It can be used for many signed languages; it is not a code for one spoken language. Sutton Movement Writing also includes systems for dance, mime, sports, and gesture analysis.

Why does 𝤞 look incomplete by itself?

Because it is one component of a sign, not the whole sign. A readable sign needs a handshape and the spatial arrangement of its parts. A font can draw 𝤞 correctly while the character alone still lacks what is needed to read a complete sign.

For notation work, use it inside a SignWriting editor or full SignWriting workflow. If it appears as a box, the font lacks Sutton SignWriting coverage; the missing glyph does not change the notation.