ISWA 2008

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The ISWA 2008 is the latest symbol set of SignWriting. It is available under the Open Font License.

Contents 1 Name 2 Order 3 Hierarchy 4 Group 5 Base 6 Palette 7 Extension

[edit] Name

The name for each symbol in the ISWA 2008 is called the symbol id. The symbol id is a 6 part numbering system.

[edit] Order

The symbols are ordered by name. Comparing lists of symbols is used for sorting.

[edit] Hierarchy

The symbols are used in a 3 layer hierarchy: groups, bases and palettes.

[edit] Group

[edit] Base

[edit] Palette

[edit] Extension

Movement symbols are not part of the ISWA 2008, but are part of the same naming system. An example is x-prop: axes and skateboards.

• Symbol archive for the ISWA 2008
• ISWA 2008 final

Sign Language Data

Language	Script	Alphabet	User interface	Rendering	Model
spatial written varied	symbol cluster center column lane sort search	name order hierarchy group base palette extension	style palette canvas cursor transformation sequence text	glyph glyphogram strip page	requirements use cases repertoire character encoding