U+2B5D "⭝" Backslanted South Arrow with Horizontal Tail Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⭝
U+2B5D "⭝" Backslanted South Arrow with Horizontal Tail is A symbolic glyph in the Unicode standard that belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, representing a downward-pointing arrow that is tilted to the left and sports a horizontal tail at its base. This character is typically used in technical diagrams, mapping annotations, or specialized notation systems to indicate a specific direction or flow, combining the concepts of southward movement with a backslanted orientation. Its design distinguishes it from standard directional arrows, making it a precise tool for conveying particular spatial or navigational information in text and digital documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B5D |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Backslanted South Arrow with Horizontal Tail |
| 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 0xAD 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B5D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B5D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b5d |
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 |