Arrows_(Unicode_block)

Arrows (Unicode block)

Arrows (Unicode block)

Unicode block

For a list of all arrows encoded in Unicode, see Arrow (symbol) § Unicode.

Arrows is a Unicode block containing line, curve, and semicircle symbols terminating in barbs or arrows.

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Block

Arrows[1]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+219x ← ↑ → ↓ ↔ ↕ ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙ ↚ ↛ ↜ ↝ ↞ ↟
U+21Ax ↠ ↡ ↢ ↣ ↤ ↥ ↦ ↧ ↨ ↩ ↪ ↫ ↬ ↭ ↮ ↯
U+21Bx ↰ ↱ ↲ ↳ ↴ ↵ ↶ ↷ ↸ ↹ ↺ ↻ ↼ ↽ ↾ ↿
U+21Cx ⇀ ⇁ ⇂ ⇃ ⇄ ⇅ ⇆ ⇇ ⇈ ⇉ ⇊ ⇋ ⇌ ⇍ ⇎ ⇏
U+21Dx ⇐ ⇑ ⇒ ⇓ ⇔ ⇕ ⇖ ⇗ ⇘ ⇙ ⇚ ⇛ ⇜ ⇝ ⇞ ⇟
U+21Ex ⇠ ⇡ ⇢ ⇣ ⇤ ⇥ ⇦ ⇧ ⇨ ⇩ ⇪ ⇫ ⇬ ⇭ ⇮ ⇯
U+21Fx ⇰ ⇱ ⇲ ⇳ ⇴ ⇵ ⇶ ⇷ ⇸ ⇹ ⇺ ⇻ ⇼ ⇽ ⇾ ⇿
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1

Emoji

The Arrows block contains eight emoji: U+2194–U+2199 and U+21A9–U+21AA.[3][4]

The block has sixteen standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for the eight emoji, all of which default to a text presentation.[5]

Emoji variation sequences
U+21942195219621972198219921A921AA
base code point↔↕↖↗↘↙↩↪
base+VS15 (text)↔︎↕︎↖︎↗︎↘︎↙︎↩︎↪︎
base+VS16 (emoji)↔️↕️↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Arrows block:

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. [2]
    "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. [3]
    "UTR #51: Unicode Emoji". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-05.
  4. [4]
    "UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51". Unicode Consortium. 2023-02-01.
  5. [5]
    "UTS #51 Emoji Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.
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