U+2BA2 "⮢" Upwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Long Tip Leftwards Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2BA2 "⮢" Upwards Triangle-Headed Arrow with Long Tip Leftwards is a specialized arrow symbol belonging to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, designed for technical diagrams, mapping, and user interface contexts where a directional cue combining a primary upward vector with a pronounced leftward deflection is required. Its distinctive shape features a solid triangular arrowhead pointing up, followed by a long, narrow tail that curves or angles horizontally to the left, visually indicating a two-part movement or a path that ascends before shifting laterally. This character is often employed in flowcharts, traffic signage schematics, or abstract representations of merging paths and directional transfers, where the long leftward tip helps differentiate it from simpler upward arrows or standard cornered bends. Despite its specific appearance, it is not commonly found in standard text and is primarily used in specialized typographic or graphic symbol sets to convey precise spatial

General Properties

Code Point U+2BA2
Version Added 7.0
Name Upwards 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 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2BA2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002BA2
C/C++/Java Escape \u2ba2

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