U+2B60 "⭠" Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⭠
U+2B60 "⭠" Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow is a typographic symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, depicting an arrow with a hollow, triangular head pointing to the left. It is distinct from standard arrows by its wider, open head shape, often used in diagrams, maps, or user interfaces to indicate a direction, return, or backward action with a more pronounced visual emphasis. This character is not as commonly seen in regular text but serves specific purposes in technical documentation, signage, or abstract notation systems where clear directional cues are necessary.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B60 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Leftwards Triangle-Headed 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 0xAD 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B60 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B60 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b60 |
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 |