U+2BA0 "⮠" Downwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Long Tip Leftwards Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2BA0 "⮠" Downwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Long Tip Leftwards is a typographic symbol classified under the "Supplemental Arrows-A" block, designed to represent a downward pointing arrow with a triangular head and an elongated tip extending to the left. This character is often used in diagrams, maps, or technical documentation to indicate a specific directional movement or transition that combines a vertical downward motion with a horizontal leftward shift. Its distinct shape allows it to convey complex navigational or flow-related information in a single glyph, making it useful in contexts where space is limited or clarity in directional cues is essential.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2BA0 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Downwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Long Tip Leftwards |
| 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 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2BA0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002BA0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ba0 |
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 |