U+23EA "⏪" Black Left-Pointing Double Triangle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+23EA "⏪" Black Left-Pointing Double Triangle is a typographic symbol representing a media control function for skipping backward or reversing through audio or video content. Depicted as two left-pointing arrowheads placed side by side, it evokes the imagery of a rewind button commonly found on cassette players and digital media interfaces. This character is part of the Unicode Miscellaneous Technical block and is often used in software, user interfaces, and documentation to signify a jump to an earlier track or a rapid backward movement. Its standardized encoding ensures consistent representation across different platforms and applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+23EA |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Black Left-Pointing Double Triangle |
| 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 0x8F 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x23EA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000023EA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u23ea |