ISWA 2010

International SignWriting Alphabet

HTML Reference

Writing symbols

Used in 2-dimensional clusters to write signs.

Category 1: Hands

Handshapes from over 40 Sign Languages are placed in 10 groups based on the numbers 1-10 in American Sign Language.

SymbolGroup Table

HandSymbolSymbolGroupNameSymbol IDSymbol KeyUnicode PUAUTF-8
SymbolGroup_3Index Middle Thumb01-03S11eU+FD84E󽡎



BaseSymbol Table

HandSymbolBaseSymbolNameSymbol IDSymbol KeyUnicode PUAUTF-8Valid FillsValid Rotations
BaseSymbol_31Index Middle Thumb01-03-001-01S11eU+FD84E󽡎1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_32Index Middle Thumb on Circle01-03-002-01S11fU+FD84F󽡏1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_33Index Middle Straight, Thumb Bent01-03-003-01S120U+FD850󽡐1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_34Index Middle Bent, Thumb Straight01-03-004-01S121U+FD851󽡑1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_35Index Middle Thumb Bent01-03-005-01S122U+FD852󽡒1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_36Index Middle Hinge Spread, Thumb Side01-03-006-01S123U+FD853󽡓1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_37Index Up, Middle Hinge, Thumb Side01-03-007-01S124U+FD854󽡔1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_38Index Up, Middle Hinge, Thumb Unit01-03-008-01S125U+FD855󽡕1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_39Index Hinge, Middle Up, Thumb Side01-03-009-01S126U+FD856󽡖1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_40Index Middle Up Spread, Thumb Forward01-03-010-01S127U+FD857󽡗1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_41Index Middle Thumb Cup01-03-011-01S128U+FD858󽡘1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_42Index Middle Thumb Circle01-03-012-01S129U+FD859󽡙1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_43Index Middle Thumb Hook01-03-013-01S12aU+FD85A󽡚1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_44Index Middle Thumb Hinge01-03-014-01S12bU+FD85B󽡛1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_45Thumb Between Index Middle Straight01-03-015-01S12cU+FD85C󽡜1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_46Index Middle Unit, Thumb Side01-03-016-01S12dU+FD85D󽡝1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_47Index Middle Unit, Thumb Side Unit01-03-017-01S12eU+FD85E󽡞1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_48Index Middle Unit, Thumb Side Bent01-03-018-01S12fU+FD85F󽡟1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_49Middle Thumb Hook, Index Up01-03-019-01S130U+FD860󽡠1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_50Index Thumb Hook, Middle Up01-03-020-01S131U+FD861󽡡1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_51Index Middle Unit Hinge, Thumb Side01-03-021-01S132U+FD862󽡢1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_52Index Middle Cross, Thumb Side01-03-022-01S133U+FD863󽡣1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_53Index Middle Unit, Thumb Forward01-03-023-01S134U+FD864󽡤1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_54Index Middle Unit Cup, Thumb Forward01-03-024-01S135U+FD865󽡥1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_55Middle Thumb Cup, Index Up01-03-025-01S136U+FD866󽡦1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_56Index Thumb Cup, Middle Up01-03-026-01S137U+FD867󽡧1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_57Middle Thumb Circle, Index Up01-03-027-01S138U+FD868󽡨1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_58Middle Thumb Circle, Index Hinge01-03-028-01S139U+FD869󽡩1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_59Index Thumb Angle Out, Middle Up01-03-029-01S13aU+FD86A󽡪1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_60Index Thumb Angle In, Middle Up01-03-030-01S13bU+FD86B󽡫1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_61Index Thumb Circle, Middle Up01-03-031-01S13cU+FD86C󽡬1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_62Index Middle Thumb, Unit Hinge01-03-032-01S13dU+FD86D󽡭1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_63Index Middle Thumb, Angle Out01-03-033-01S13eU+FD86E󽡮1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_64Index Middle Thumb, Angle01-03-034-01S13fU+FD86F󽡯1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_65Middle Thumb Angle Out, Index Up01-03-035-01S140U+FD870󽡰1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_66Middle Thumb Angle Out, Index Crossed01-03-036-01S141U+FD871󽡱1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_67Middle Thumb Angle, Index Up01-03-037-01S142U+FD872󽡲1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_68Index Thumb Hook, Middle Hinge01-03-038-01S143U+FD873󽡳1 - 61 - 16



ISWA 2010 symbols
designed by Valerie Sutton

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Hand photos by Adam Frost
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January 12th, 2012