What 𝩷 means
It shows a limb segment within the sign’s body layout. It can connect to a hand, the torso or another limb segment. Two connected segments can show a bend at an elbow or knee; this character alone does not specify a handshape.
SignWriting arranges symbols in two dimensions, so their positions help show how the hands and body relate. The space containing one written sign is called a signbox. Putting the symbols next to each other in an ordinary text line does not preserve that arrangement. The system can write different sign languages; it is not itself a single universal sign language.
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Worth knowing
- SignWriting grew from Valerie Sutton’s DanceWriting, begun in 1966 for ballet. Work with sign-language researchers in Copenhagen in 1974 led to its development for writing signed languages.
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 𝩷
- Search it as
- SignWriting limb length 1 · SignWriting limb symbol · arm segment symbol · leg segment symbol · vertical line SignWriting
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𝩷\1DA77Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.