U+1F897 "🢗" Downwards White Arrow Within Triangle Arrowhead Unicode Character

U+1F897 "🢗" Downwards White Arrow Within Triangle Arrowhead is a typographic symbol included in the Supplemental Arrows-C block, encoded in Unicode version 7.0 released in 2014. It depicts a hollow or white downward pointing arrow set inside the outline of a triangular arrowhead, making it visually distinct from standard solid arrows. This character is primarily used in technical documentation, mapping, or graphical user interfaces to indicate a downward direction, progression, or a collapse action, often serving as a more decorative or precise alternative to simpler arrow symbols. Its design combines the clarity of an arrow with the geometric framing of a triangle, which can help it stand out in dense text or diagrams.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F897
Version Added	7.0
Name	Downwards White Arrow Within Triangle Arrowhead
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 0xA2 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDC97
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F897
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udc97

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