U+2B0B "⬋" South West Black Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬋
U+2B0B "⬋" South West Black Arrow is a typographic symbol that represents a solid black arrow pointing diagonally downward and to the left, indicating movement, direction, or orientation toward the southwest quadrant. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is often used in maps, diagrams, user interfaces, or technical documentation to denote a downward leftward vector or a specific spatial relationship. Unlike its outline or white variants, the black fill of this arrow provides high contrast, making it suitable for clear labeling in print and digital media where a bold directional cue is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B0B |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | South West Black 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 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B0B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B0B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b0b |
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 |