U+21B3 "↳" Downwards Arrow with Tip Rightwards Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+21B3 "↳" Downwards Arrow with Tip Rightwards is a typographic symbol that combines a downward vertical line with a small rightward arrowhead at its end, visually suggesting a change in direction or a branching path. It is commonly used in mathematics, computer science, and interface design to denote operations such as a function mapping to a result, a flow or transition in a diagram, or the action of opening a menu or expanding a list. Unlike plain arrows, its unique shape conveys a specific shift from a vertical to a horizontal orientation, making it useful for representing downward movement that continues sideways or for indicating a subcategory within a structured hierarchy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21B3 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Downwards Arrow with Tip Rightwards |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Down Arrow with Tip Right |
| 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21B3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021B3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21b3 |
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 |