U+21B0 "↰" Upwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+21B0 "↰" Upwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards is a typographic symbol classified within the Arrows block, depicting an arrow that points upward but with its head turned to the left, resembling a hook or a return indicator. It is often used in technical and mathematical notation to represent a leftward turn in an upward direction, commonly seen in diagrams for flowcharts, logic circuits, or to indicate a line break and continuation in text processing. The character may also serve as a visual cue in user interfaces for functions like undoing an action or navigating back to a previous state, though its specific meaning depends on context.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21B0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Upwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Up Arrow with Tip Left |
| Block | Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ↰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ↰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x86 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21B0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021B0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21b0 |
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 |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Other Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |