What 𝤣 means
An upward movement at the knuckle, performed in sequence.
The finger moves at its base joint like a door on a hinge. “Up” describes the opening action of that hinge, rather than the whole hand travelling upward. “Sequential” describes successive movement, with one action following another.
The angular marks and curved arrow belong to movement notation. They need to be read alongside the handshape and other parts of the written sign.
How does it fit into written sign language?
It supplies one movement detail in a spatially arranged sign.
SignWriting combines symbols for handshapes, movements, locations and facial expressions. These sit together in a two-dimensional layout, often called a signbox. A row of individually displayed characters does not automatically preserve that arrangement.
SignWriting can write different sign languages; it is not itself a universal sign language. This movement mark alone therefore has no fixed translation into a spoken-language word. To compose a complete sign, use a SignWriting editor; an image can preserve the finished arrangement for sharing.
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Worth knowing
- Valerie Sutton developed SignWriting in 1974 from her dance notation. Its roots in recording bodily movement help explain why it represents movements and positions rather than spoken sounds.
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 𝤣
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- SignWriting hinge up · sequential finger movement · SignWriting movement symbol
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𝤣\1D923Codes and encoding1 code points
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