SignWriting

ISO 15924: SgnwNotation / Other2 total languages
IANA registered: 17 October 2006

Example text

No example text is available for SignWriting.

Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Family
Sign Language Notation
Geographic origin
North America (USA)
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
sgnw
SignWriting, a system for writing sign languages developed by Valerie Sutton in 1974. Used to transcribe American Sign Language, Brazilian Sign Language, and others.

Unicode Blocks

Sutton SignWritingU+1D800

1 Unicode block contain SignWriting characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
1

American Sign Language
ase

Single-source attestation (AUX)
1

British Sign Language
bfiSingle source