U+1F8A4 "🢤" Leftwards Left-Shaded White Arrow Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F8A4 "🢤" Leftwards Left-Shaded White Arrow is a typographic symbol classified under the Supplemental Arrows-C block, representing an arrow that points to the left with a distinctive shaded pattern on its left side, giving it a three-dimensional or gradient appearance. Its design features a hollow, white arrowhead with a darker or shaded fill on the left portion, which distinguishes it from standard flat arrows and suggests a directional nuance, such as indicating a gradual or partial movement or a visual emphasis on the leftward orientation. This character is used in specialized contexts like technical diagrams, user interface mockups, or decorative text, where added shading helps convey a sense of depth or layered meaning beyond simple directional guidance.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F8A4
Version Added 7.0
Name Leftwards Left-Shaded White 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 0xA2 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83E 0xDCA4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F8A4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83e\udca4

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