Sutton SignWriting is a
Unicode block
A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes (code points) of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the ...
containing characters used in
SignWriting
Sutton SignWriting, or simply SignWriting, is a system of written sign languages. It is highly featural and visually iconic: the shapes of the characters are abstract pictures of the hands, face, and body; and unlike most written words, which ...
, a system for writing
sign language
Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with #Non-manual elements, no ...
s that was developed by
Valerie Sutton in 1974.
Block
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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Sutton SignWriting
External links
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SignWriting Character Viewer (Unicode 8)
References
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Unicode blocks