U+2B66 "⭦" North West Triangle-Headed Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⭦
U+2B66 "⭦" North West Triangle-Headed Arrow is a typographic symbol belonging to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, representing an arrow with a triangular head pointing to the northwest direction. It is encoded in Unicode version 7.0, released in 2014, and is primarily used for diagrammatic purposes, such as indicating movement, orientation, or mapping in technical illustrations, user interfaces, or geographic contexts. Unlike standard arrow characters, its triangular head gives it a distinct, bold visual weight that can convey a more specific directional cue in visual communication. This character remains part of a set of eight triangular-headed arrows covering all cardinal and intercardinal directions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B66 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | North West 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 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B66 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B66 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b66 |
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 |