What 𝪈 means
It marks completion or a long pause in the text.
As SignWriting punctuation, it belongs to written text; it does not show how a sign is performed.
SignWriting grew from DanceWriting, Valerie Sutton’s system for recording dance movement. In 1974, researchers at the University of Copenhagen asked her to adapt it to record signs and gestures from video. Its use extended into teaching materials, newspapers, books and literature.
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𝪈 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Sutton SignWriting block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𝪈
- Also called
- SignWriting period
- Search it as
- SignWriting punctuation
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𝪈CSS
\1DA88Unicode input
To type 𝪈, use your system's Unicode input method with hexadecimal U1DA88. If the active font lacks this glyph, it may show as a box.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𝪈
HTML hex
𝪈
CSS content
content: "\1DA88";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9D%AA%88
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On screen
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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.