U+1F83C "🠼" Leftwards Compressed Arrow Unicode Character

U+1F83C "🠼" Leftwards Compressed Arrow is a specialized typographical symbol found in the Supplemental Arrows-C block, designed to represent a directional arrow whose head appears vertically compressed or flattened compared to standard leftwards arrows. It is typically used in mathematical notation, technical diagrams, or text formatting contexts where a compact arrow shape is needed to convey a leftward directional relationship, such as in flowcharts or for outlining logical mappings, without the visual weight or length of a traditional arrow. This character is encoded for use in digital text, allowing precise representation in plain text without relying on images or custom fonts, though its application remains niche and primarily within academic or technical documentation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F83C
Version Added	7.0
Name	Leftwards Compressed Arrow
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 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDC3C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F83C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udc3c

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