U+2B88 "⮈" Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2B88 "⮈" Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow is a specialized symbol defined in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, designed as a white arrow pointing left within a solid black circle. This character is typically used in diagrams, maps, or user interface elements to denote a directional action such as moving or navigating to the left, where the high contrast between the white arrow and black background enhances visibility, especially in icon sets or digital signage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B88 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Leftwards Black Circled White 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 0xAE 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B88 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b88 |
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 |