What 𝤋 means
It tells you the hand makes one firm, striking contact.
The contact may be with the other hand or part of the body. “Strike” describes how the contact happens, as in a tap or slap, rather than naming what the whole sign means. Other symbols supply the hand shape, location and movement.
SignWriting represents visible features of signing, including facial expressions. It can write different sign languages; it is not a separate universal sign language.
Why does the arrangement matter?
The symbols form a spatial picture of the sign.
A written sign groups symbols in two dimensions, so their positions matter as well as their shapes. 𝤋 contributes the contact detail within that arrangement.
A supporting font can display this individual character. Putting characters in an ordinary text line does not automatically arrange a complete sign; that needs SignWriting layout support.
A descriptive mark in sign-language writing, not an emotional reaction.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Worth knowing
- Valerie Sutton developed DanceWriting for ballet in 1966. Work with researchers in Copenhagen in 1974 led to its adaptation for sign languages and the development of SignWriting.
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 strike · single strike · contact mark · hash-shaped symbol · SignWriting number sign
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𝤋\1D90BCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.