SignWriting Small Up-Down Hinge Movement

It marks a small, paired bend-and-straighten at the finger joints.

In a full sign, the marker sits beside the finger or fingers moving. The hand's shape, any contact and location, plus the two-dimensional arrangement, identify the complete sign. This SignWriting symbol for fingers bending at the knuckles marks one movement component, not a word-for-word translation of the sign.

SignWriting began in Denmark in 1974 as part of a University of Copenhagen research project. Valerie Sutton adapted DanceWriting, her way of recording dance movement, to record gestures and Danish Sign Language. The system later expanded to other sign languages, and its movement notation is not tied to one spoken language.

Which SignWriting hinge markers are related?

They mark size, direction, or whether fingers move together.

Compared with 𝤢, 𝤡 marks a larger up-down hinge movement; 𝤣 and 𝤤 mark upward and downward sequences. 𝤦 is the small alternating marker, where fingers take turns rather than moving together. In 2008, the International SignWriting Alphabet (ISWA) manual reorganized the inventory and improved movement symbols for sign-language writing and storytelling.

How do you type 𝤢?

Use Unicode input for the marker, or a SignWriting editor for a full sign.

Unicode encodes individual symbols; the full SignWriting layout is a two-dimensional arrangement handled beyond the character code. Typing 𝤢 alone will not create the handshape or layout. By 2004, the broader International Movement Writing Alphabet documented computer typing and handwriting. A layout-aware editor can arrange the complete sign. If the glyph appears as a box, the chosen font may lack Sutton SignWriting coverage.