U+2B8C "⮌" Anticlockwise Triangle-Headed Right U-Shaped Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⮌
U+2B8C "⮌" Anticlockwise Triangle-Headed Right U-Shaped Arrow is a typographic symbol that depicts an arrow with a triangular head pointing to the right, which then curves in a U shape anticlockwise back toward its starting direction. It is often used in interface design, diagrams, or documentation to indicate a reversal, a loop back, or an anticlockwise return or rotation action. This character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is part of a set of directional arrows that provide precise visual cues for navigation, user interaction, or logical flow in both digital and printed contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B8C |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Anticlockwise Triangle-Headed Right U-Shaped 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 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B8C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B8C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b8c |
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 |