Sutton SignWriting (Unicode block)

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Sutton SignWriting
RangeU+1D800..U+1DAAF
(688 code points)
Plane SMP
Scripts SignWriting
Assigned672 code points
Unused16 reserved code points
Unicode version history
8.0 (2015)672 (+672)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Sutton SignWriting is a Unicode block containing characters used in SignWriting, a system for writing sign languages that was developed by Valerie Sutton in 1974.

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Block

Sutton SignWriting [a] [b] [c] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
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U+1D80x𝠀𝠁𝠂𝠃𝠄𝠅𝠆𝠇𝠈𝠉𝠊𝠋𝠌𝠍𝠎𝠏
U+1D81x𝠐𝠑𝠒𝠓𝠔𝠕𝠖𝠗𝠘𝠙𝠚𝠛𝠜𝠝𝠞𝠟
U+1D82x𝠠𝠡𝠢𝠣𝠤𝠥𝠦𝠧𝠨𝠩𝠪𝠫𝠬𝠭𝠮𝠯
U+1D83x𝠰𝠱𝠲𝠳𝠴𝠵𝠶𝠷𝠸𝠹𝠺𝠻𝠼𝠽𝠾𝠿
U+1D84x𝡀𝡁𝡂𝡃𝡄𝡅𝡆𝡇𝡈𝡉𝡊𝡋𝡌𝡍𝪛𝡎𝡏𝪛
U+1D85x𝡐𝡑𝪛𝡒𝡓𝡔𝡕𝡖𝡗𝡘𝡙𝡚𝡛𝡜𝪛𝡝𝡞𝪛𝡟
U+1D86x𝡠𝡡𝡢𝡣𝡤𝡥𝡦𝡧𝡨𝡩𝡪𝡫𝡬𝡭𝡮𝡯
U+1D87x𝡰𝡱𝡲𝡳𝡴𝡵𝡶𝡷𝡸𝡹𝡺𝡻𝡼𝡽𝡾𝡿
U+1D88x𝢀𝢁𝢂𝢃𝢄𝢅𝢆𝢇𝢈𝢉𝢊𝢋𝢌𝢍𝢎𝢏
U+1D89x𝢐𝢑𝢒𝢓𝢔𝢕𝢖𝢗𝢘𝢙𝢚𝢛𝢜𝢝𝢞𝢟
U+1D8Ax𝢠𝢡𝢢𝢣𝢤𝢥𝢦𝢧𝢨𝢩𝢪𝢫𝢬𝢭𝢮𝢯
U+1D8Bx𝢰𝢱𝢲𝢳𝢴𝢵𝢶𝢷𝢸𝢹𝢺𝢻𝢼𝢽𝢾𝢿
U+1D8Cx𝣀𝣁𝣂𝣃𝣄𝣅𝣆𝣇𝣈𝣉𝣊𝣋𝣌𝣍𝣎𝣏
U+1D8Dx𝣐𝣑𝣒𝣓𝣔𝣕𝣖𝣗𝣘𝣙𝣚𝣛𝣜𝣝𝣞𝣟
U+1D8Ex𝣠𝣡𝣢𝣣𝣤𝣥𝣦𝣧𝣨𝣩𝣪𝣫𝣬𝣭𝣮𝣯
U+1D8Fx𝣰𝣱𝣲𝣳𝣴𝣵𝣶𝪛𝣷𝣸𝣹𝣺𝣻𝣼𝣽𝣾𝣿
U+1D90x𝤀𝤁𝤂𝤃𝤄𝪛𝤅𝤆𝤇𝤈𝤉𝤊𝤋𝤌𝤍𝤎𝤏
U+1D91x𝤐𝤑𝤒𝤓𝤔𝤕𝤖𝤗𝤘𝤙𝤚𝤛𝤜𝤝𝤞𝤟
U+1D92x𝤠𝤡𝤢𝤣𝤤𝤥𝤦𝤧𝤨𝤩𝤪𝤫𝤬𝤭𝤮𝤯
U+1D93x𝤰𝤱𝤲𝤳𝤴𝤵𝤶𝤷𝤸𝤹𝤺𝤻𝤼𝤽𝤾𝤿
U+1D94x𝥀𝥁𝥂𝥃𝥄𝥅𝥆𝥇𝥈𝥉𝥊𝥋𝥌𝥍𝥎𝥏
U+1D95x𝥐𝥑𝥒𝥓𝥔𝥕𝥖𝥗𝥘𝥙𝥚𝥛𝥜𝥝𝥞𝥟
U+1D96x𝥠𝥡𝥢𝥣𝥤𝥥𝥦𝥧𝥨𝥩𝥪𝥫𝥬𝥭𝥮𝥯
U+1D97x𝥰𝥱𝥲𝥳𝥴𝥵𝥶𝥷𝥸𝥹𝥺𝥻𝥼𝥽𝥾𝥿
U+1D98x𝦀𝦁𝦂𝦃𝦄𝦅𝦆𝦇𝦈𝦉𝦊𝦋𝦌𝦍𝦎𝦏
U+1D99x𝦐𝦑𝦒𝦓𝦔𝦕𝦖𝦗𝦘𝦙𝦚𝦛𝦜𝦝𝦞𝦟
U+1D9Ax𝦠𝦡𝦢𝦣𝦤𝦥𝦦𝦧𝦨𝦩𝦪𝦫𝦬𝦭𝦮𝦯
U+1D9Bx𝦰𝦱𝦲𝦳𝦴𝦵𝦶𝦷𝦸𝦹𝦺𝦻𝦼𝦽𝦾𝦿
U+1D9Cx𝧀𝧁𝧂𝧃𝧄𝧅𝧆𝧇𝧈𝧉𝧊𝧋𝧌𝧍𝧎𝧏
U+1D9Dx𝧐𝧑𝧒𝧓𝧔𝧕𝧖𝧗𝧘𝧙𝧚𝧛𝧜𝧝𝧞𝧟
U+1D9Ex𝧠𝧡𝧢𝧣𝧤𝧥𝧦𝧧𝧨𝧩𝧪𝧫𝧬𝧭𝧮𝧯
U+1D9Fx𝧰𝧱𝧲𝧳𝧴𝧵𝧶𝧷𝧸𝧹𝧺𝧻𝧼𝧽𝧾𝧿
U+1DA0x𝨀𝨁𝨂𝨃𝨄𝨅𝨆𝨇𝨈𝨉𝨊𝨋𝨌𝨍𝨎𝨏
U+1DA1x𝨐𝨑𝨒𝨓𝨔𝨕𝨖𝨗𝨘𝨙𝨚𝨛𝨜𝨝𝨞𝨟
U+1DA2x𝨠𝨡𝨢𝨣𝨤𝨥𝨦𝨧𝨨𝨩𝨪𝨫𝨬𝨭𝨮𝨯
U+1DA3x𝨰𝨱𝨲𝨳𝨴𝨵𝨶𝨷𝨸𝨹𝨺𝨻𝨼𝨽𝨾𝨿
U+1DA4x𝩀𝩁𝩂𝩃𝩄𝩅𝩆𝩇𝩈𝩉𝩊𝩋𝩌𝩍𝩎𝩏
U+1DA5x𝩐𝩑𝩒𝩓𝩔𝩕𝩖𝩗𝩘𝩙𝩚𝩛𝩜𝩝𝩞𝩟
U+1DA6x𝩠𝩡𝩢𝩣𝩤𝩥𝩦𝩧𝩨𝩩𝩪𝩫𝩬𝩭𝩮𝩯
U+1DA7x𝩰𝩱𝩲𝩳𝩴𝩵𝩶𝩷𝩸𝩹𝩺𝩻𝩼𝩽𝩾𝩿
U+1DA8x𝪀𝪁𝪂𝪃𝪄𝪅𝪆𝪇𝪈𝪉𝪊𝪋
U+1DA9x SW 
F2		 SW 
F3		 SW 
F4		 SW 
F5		 SW 
F6
U+1DAAx SW 
R2		 SW 
R3		 SW 
R4		 SW 
R5		 SW 
R6		 SW 
R7		 SW 
R8		 SW 
R9		 SW 
R10		 SW 
R11		 SW 
R12		 SW 
R13		 SW 
R14		 SW 
R15		 SW 
R16
Notes
a. ^ As of Unicode version 15.1
b. ^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points
c. ^ U+1D84D, U+1D84F, U+1D851, U+1D85C, U+1D85E, U+1D8F6, U+1D904 shown with modifier U+1DA9B SW-F2

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Sutton SignWriting block:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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