U+2B69 "⭩" South West Triangle-Headed Arrow Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2B69 "⭩" South West Triangle-Headed Arrow is a typographic symbol that combines a triangular arrowhead with a directional shaft pointing down and to the left, belonging to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block. It is designed for use in diagrams, maps, user interfaces, and technical documentation to indicate movement, orientation, or a specific vector in the southwest direction. Unlike simpler line arrows, its filled triangular head adds visual emphasis, making it useful for signaling transitions or spatial relationships in contexts like flowcharts, signage, or mathematical notation. This character was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of version 6.0, providing a consistent digital representation across platforms and fonts.

General Properties

Code Point U+2B69
Version Added 7.0
Name South 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 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2B69
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002B69
C/C++/Java Escape \u2b69

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