SignWriting

writing system for sign languages
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SignWriting

Summary

SignWriting is a constructed writing system[1]. SignWriting draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #14 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • SignWriting is the creator of Valerie Sutton[3].
  • SignWriting's image is recorded as SignWriting-render.svg[4].
  • SignWriting's image is recorded as Escola Estadual de Educação Especial Dr. Reinaldo Fernando Cóser 02.jpg[5].
  • SignWriting's image is recorded as Jack and Jill.gif[6].
  • SignWriting's image is recorded as Handshape equiv2.png[7].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[8].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as featural writing system[9].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[10].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as sign language writing system[11].
  • SignWriting's developer is recorded as Valerie Sutton[12].
  • SignWriting's part of is recorded as International Movement Writing Alphabet[13].
  • SignWriting's has use is recorded as sign language[14].
  • SignWriting's Commons category is recorded as SignWriting[15].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as American Sign Language[16].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Danish Sign Language[17].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Brazilian Sign Language[18].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Maltese Sign Language[19].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Italian Sign Language[20].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Flemish Sign Language[21].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese Sign Language[22].
  • SignWriting's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Sgnw[23].
  • +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of SignWriting[24].
  • SignWriting's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07838[25].
  • SignWriting's official website is recorded as https://signwriting.org/[26].
  • SignWriting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SignWriting[27].

Body

Geography

SignWriting's part of is recorded as International Movement Writing Alphabet[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include constructed writing system[8], featural writing system[9], unicase alphabet[10], and sign language writing system[11].

History and Context

+1974-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of SignWriting[24].

Why It Matters

SignWriting draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #14 of 27).[2] SignWriting has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] SignWriting is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . signwriting.org. Retrieved . signwriting.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_signwriting_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SignWriting}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/signwriting}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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