U+2B01 "⬁" North West White Arrow Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2B01 "⬁" North West White Arrow is a typographic symbol that points diagonally up and to the left, featuring a white or hollow arrowhead shape on a typically solid background, depending on the font and platform rendering. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, which includes a variety of directional and abstract icons for use in digital text, diagrams, and user interfaces. This character is often employed to indicate movement, orientation, or navigation toward the northwest direction, or it can serve as a decorative or functional element in documents, maps, and software applications. Its design is consistent with other white arrows in the Unicode standard, providing a clear, high-contrast visual for pointing or signifying direction in contexts where filled arrows might not be appropriate.

General Properties

Code Point U+2B01
Version Added 4.0
Name North West White Arrow
Block Miscellaneous Symbols and 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 0xAC 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2B01
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002B01
C/C++/Java Escape \u2b01

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