U+1FBB5 "🮵" Leftwards Arrow and Upper and Lower One Eighth Block Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1FBB5 "🮵" Leftwards Arrow and Upper and Lower One Eighth Block is a specialized symbol within the Unicode Standard's Symbols for Legacy Computing block, which was introduced to encode graphic characters used in older computer systems and terminal interfaces. This particular character combines a leftwards arrow with full and partial vertical block elements, specifically an upper one eighth block and a lower one eighth block, creating a compact visual representation that might have been used in early text-based user interfaces for directional indicators or cursor movement cues within a constrained character grid. Its design preserves the aesthetic and functional needs of vintage computing environments, where every pixel or character position had to serve a clear purpose in conveying information or interaction feedback.

General Properties

Code Point U+1FBB5
Version Added 13.0
Name Leftwards Arrow and Upper and Lower One Eighth Block
Block Symbols for Legacy Computing
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 0xAE 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83E 0xDFB5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001FBB5
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83e\udfb5

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