U+1F828 "🠨" Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Bold Shaft Unicode Character

U+1F828 "🠨" Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Bold Shaft is a typographic symbol that falls within the Unicode block of Supplemental Arrows C, designed for use in precise technical diagrams, mathematical notation, or computer science contexts where a heavy, leftward pointing arrow with a triangular head is needed. Its distinct bold shaft sets it apart from standard arrow characters, providing a clear visual emphasis for directional flow or mapping in specialized documents. This character was added to the Unicode Standard as part of version 7.0 in 2014, ensuring consistent representation across modern digital platforms and fonts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F828
Version Added	7.0
Name	Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Bold Shaft
Block	Supplemental Arrows-C
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🠨
HTML Hex Encoding	🠨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0xA0 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDC28
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F828
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udc28

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other