U+291F "⤟" Leftwards Arrow from Bar to Black Diamond Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+291F "⤟" Leftwards Arrow from Bar to Black Diamond is a specific symbol within the Unicode standard's Supplemental Arrows-B block, designed for mathematical and technical notation. It depicts an arrow that points leftwards, with a vertical bar at its start and a small black diamond shape at its tip, indicating a directed relationship or mapping from a line or barrier to a distinct target entity. This character is used in contexts such as logic, computer science, or abstract diagrams to represent a transition, function, or flow that begins at a defined boundary and concludes at a solid geometric point, offering a precise visual cue for complex spatial or conceptual instructions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+291F |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Leftwards Arrow from Bar to Black Diamond |
| Block | Supplemental Arrows-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⤟ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⤟ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA4 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x291F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000291F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u291f |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |