U+2303 "⌃" Up Arrowhead Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⌃
U+2303 "⌃" Up Arrowhead is a typographic symbol that represents an upward pointing arrowhead or caret, often used in computing and mathematics to indicate exponentiation in plain text, such as in the notation "2^3" for two raised to the third power. It also appears as a control character indicator in keyboard layouts and technical documentation, where it may denote the Control key on some systems. Its design features a simple, upward pointing triangle or wedge, making it distinct from the larger or more detailed arrow symbols in Unicode. This character is part of the Miscellaneous Technical block and is commonly found in ASCII and extended text contexts as a compact marker for elevation, increase, or directional instruction.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2303 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Up Arrowhead |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⌃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⌃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8C 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2303 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002303 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2303 |
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 | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |