U+1F899 "🢙" Upwards Arrow with Notched Tail Unicode Character

U+1F899 "🢙" Upwards Arrow with Notched Tail is a symbolic arrow in the Unicode standard, classified under the "Supplemental Arrows-C" block, which features a distinctive design where the tail of the upward pointing arrow includes a small notch or cutout near its base. This character is typically used in technical diagrams, user interface mockups, or specialized notation systems where a unique arrow variant is needed to distinguish a specific function, such as indicating an upward movement that is modified or limited. As of its inclusion in Unicode version 7.0 released in 2014, it supports digital communication in contexts like computational mathematics, flowchart software, or academic typesetting, though it remains a niche symbol not commonly found in everyday text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F899
Version Added	7.0
Name	Upwards Arrow with Notched Tail
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 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDC99
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F899
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udc99

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