Sutton SignWriting (Unicode block)

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.

Sutton SignWriting
Range	U+1D800..U+1DAAF (688 code points)
Plane	SMP
Scripts	SignWriting
Assigned	672 code points
Unused	16 reserved code points
Unicode version history
8.0 (2015)	672 (+672)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Block

Sutton SignWriting^[a][b][c] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	A	B	C	D	E	F
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+1DA0x	𝨀	𝨁	𝨂	𝨃	𝨄	𝨅	𝨆	𝨇	𝨈	𝨉	𝨊	𝨋	𝨌	𝨍	𝨎	𝨏
U+1DA1x	𝨐	𝨑	𝨒	𝨓	𝨔	𝨕	𝨖	𝨗	𝨘	𝨙	𝨚	𝨛	𝨜	𝨝	𝨞	𝨟
U+1DA2x	𝨠	𝨡	𝨢	𝨣	𝨤	𝨥	𝨦	𝨧	𝨨	𝨩	𝨪	𝨫	𝨬	𝨭	𝨮	𝨯
U+1DA3x	𝨰	𝨱	𝨲	𝨳	𝨴	𝨵	𝨶	𝨷	𝨸	𝨹	𝨺	𝨻	𝨼	𝨽	𝨾	𝨿
U+1DA4x	𝩀	𝩁	𝩂	𝩃	𝩄	𝩅	𝩆	𝩇	𝩈	𝩉	𝩊	𝩋	𝩌	𝩍	𝩎	𝩏
U+1DA5x	𝩐	𝩑	𝩒	𝩓	𝩔	𝩕	𝩖	𝩗	𝩘	𝩙	𝩚	𝩛	𝩜	𝩝	𝩞	𝩟
U+1DA6x	𝩠	𝩡	𝩢	𝩣	𝩤	𝩥	𝩦	𝩧	𝩨	𝩩	𝩪	𝩫	𝩬	𝩭	𝩮	𝩯
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 16.0 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:

Version	Final code points[a]	Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
8.0	U+1D800..1DA8B, 1DA9B..1DA9F, 1DAA1..1DAAF	672	L2/11-101	N4015	Everson, Michael (2011-04-06), Preliminary proposal for encoding the SignWriting script in the SMP of the UCS
			L2/11-174		Bickford, J. Albert (2011-05-07), Letter in support of SignWriting
			L2/11-217	N4090	Everson, Michael; Slevinski, Stephen; Sutton, Valerie (2011-05-30), Revised proposal for encoding the SignWriting script in the SMP of the UCS
				N4103	"11.17 SignWriting script", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 58, 2012-01-03
			L2/12-321	N4342	Everson, Michael; Hosken, Martin; Slevinski, Stephen; Sutton, Valerie (2012-10-16), Proposal for encoding Sutton SignWriting in the UCS
			L2/12-343R2		Moore, Lisa (2012-12-04), "Consensus 133-C34", UTC #133 Minutes
				N4353 (pdf, doc)	"M60.13", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 60, 2013-05-23
Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

See also

• Sutton SignWriting

External links

• Unicode Consortium (August 2015). "Chapter 21: Notational Systems". Section 21.6 Sutton SignWriting (PDF) (8.0 ed.). pp. 747–748. ISBN 978-1-936213-10-8. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
• SignWriting Character Viewer (Unicode 8)