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_9Index Thumb01-09S1cdU+FD8FD󽣽



BaseSymbol Table

HandSymbolBaseSymbolNameSymbol IDSymbol KeyUnicode PUAUTF-8Valid FillsValid Rotations
BaseSymbol_206Middle Ring Baby01-09-001-01S1cdU+FD8FD󽣽1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_207Middle Ring Baby on Circle01-09-002-01S1ceU+FD8FE󽣾1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_208Middle Ring Baby on Curlicue01-09-003-01S1cfU+FD8FF󽣿1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_209Middle Ring Baby on Cup01-09-004-01S1d0U+FD900󽤀1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_210Middle Ring Baby on Hinge01-09-005-01S1d1U+FD901󽤁1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_211Middle Ring Baby on Angle Out01-09-006-01S1d2U+FD902󽤂1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_212Middle Ring Baby on Angle In01-09-007-01S1d3U+FD903󽤃1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_213Middle Ring Baby on Angle01-09-008-01S1d4U+FD904󽤄1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_214Middle Ring Baby Bent01-09-009-01S1d5U+FD905󽤅1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_215Middle Ring Baby Unit on Claw01-09-010-01S1d6U+FD906󽤆1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_216Middle Ring Baby Unit on Claw Side01-09-011-01S1d7U+FD907󽤇1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_217Middle Ring Baby Unit on Hook Out01-09-012-01S1d8U+FD908󽤈1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_218Middle Ring Baby Unit on Hook In01-09-013-01S1d9U+FD909󽤉1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_219Middle Ring Baby Unit on Hook01-09-014-01S1daU+FD90A󽤊1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_220Index Hinge01-09-015-01S1dbU+FD90B󽤋1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_221Index Thumb Side01-09-016-01S1dcU+FD90C󽤌1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_222Index Thumb Side on Hinge01-09-017-01S1ddU+FD90D󽤍1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_223Index Thumb Side, Thumb Diagonal01-09-018-01S1deU+FD90E󽤎1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_224Index Thumb Side, Thumb Unit01-09-019-01S1dfU+FD90F󽤏1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_225Index Thumb Side, Thumb Bent01-09-020-01S1e0U+FD910󽤐1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_226Index Thumb Side, Index Bent01-09-021-01S1e1U+FD911󽤑1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_227Index Thumb Side, Both Bent01-09-022-01S1e2U+FD912󽤒1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_228Index Thumb Side, Index Hinge01-09-023-01S1e3U+FD913󽤓1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_229Index Thumb Forward, Index Straight01-09-024-01S1e4U+FD914󽤔1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_230Index Thumb Forward, Index Bent01-09-025-01S1e5U+FD915󽤕1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_231Index Thumb Hook01-09-026-01S1e6U+FD916󽤖1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_232Index Thumb Curlicue01-09-027-01S1e7U+FD917󽤗1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_233Index Thumb Curve, Thumb Inside01-09-028-01S1e8U+FD918󽤘1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_234Index Thumb Curve, Thumb Inside on Claw01-09-029-01S1e9U+FD919󽤙1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_235Index Thumb Curve, Thumb Under01-09-030-01S1eaU+FD91A󽤚1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_236Index Thumb Circle01-09-031-01S1ebU+FD91B󽤛1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_237Index Thumb Cup01-09-032-01S1ecU+FD91C󽤜1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_238Index Thumb Cup Open01-09-033-01S1edU+FD91D󽤝1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_239Index Thumb Hinge Open01-09-034-01S1eeU+FD91E󽤞1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_240Index Thumb Hinge Large01-09-035-01S1efU+FD91F󽤟1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_241Index Thumb Hinge01-09-036-01S1f0U+FD920󽤠1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_242Index Thumb Hinge Small01-09-037-01S1f1U+FD921󽤡1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_243Index Thumb Angle Out01-09-038-01S1f2U+FD922󽤢1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_244Index Thumb Angle In01-09-039-01S1f3U+FD923󽤣1 - 61 - 16
BaseSymbol_245Index Thumb Angle01-09-040-01S1f4U+FD924󽤤1 - 61 - 16



ISWA 2010 symbols
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