U+2B33 "⬳" Long Leftwards Squiggle Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2B33 "⬳" Long Leftwards Squiggle Arrow is a typographic symbol classified under the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, representing a horizontal arrow that points to the left with a wavy, squiggled shaft. It is typically used in diagrams, technical documents, or digital interfaces to indicate a nonlinear or indirect movement, transformation, or direction toward the left, often conveying a sense of uncertainty, oscillation, or gradual change rather than a straight path. This character was added to the Unicode Standard as part of version 7.0 in 2014, and its distinctive waveform distinguishes it from simpler leftward arrows, making it useful for mapping dynamic or informal directional cues in text and visual communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B33 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Long Leftwards Squiggle Arrow |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⬳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⬳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAC 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B33 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B33 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b33 |
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 |