U+21B2 "↲" Downwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+21B2 "↲" Downwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards is a typographic symbol used to indicate a line break or a carriage return, particularly in computing and text editing contexts. It visually represents a downward arrow that then turns to the left, suggesting the action of moving the cursor to a new line and to the beginning of that line. This glyph can often be found in menus, toolbar buttons, or on keyboards as a way to denote the "Enter" or "Return" key's function, especially in software that displays hidden formatting characters. Its design is distinct from other arrow symbols, focusing specifically on the concept of text wrapping or paragraph breaks.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21B2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Downwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Down 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21B2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021B2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21b2 |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |