U+2B38 "⬸" Leftwards Arrow with Dotted Stem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬸
U+2B38 "⬸" Leftwards Arrow with Dotted Stem is a typographic symbol that depicts an arrow pointing to the left, distinguished by a stem composed of dots rather than a solid line. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is primarily used in technical documentation, diagrams, or notation systems where a broken, discontinued, or less directed flow of information is intended, such as in mapping a process that has been interrupted or indicating a non-continuous relationship between elements. Its design allows for nuanced visual communication in contexts like mathematics, computer science, or interface design, where distinguishing between solid and dotted pathways can convey different meanings.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B38 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Leftwards Arrow with Dotted Stem |
| 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 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B38 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b38 |
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 |