U+2BB8 "⮸" Upwards White Arrow from Bar with Horizontal Bar Unicode Character

U+2BB8 "⮸" Upwards White Arrow from Bar with Horizontal Bar is a typographic symbol classified under the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block. It depicts a hollow or outline upward pointing arrow that originates from a short horizontal bar, with an additional smaller horizontal bar crossing the arrow's shaft near its midpoint. This character is primarily intended for use in diagrams, technical documentation, or user interface elements where a specific directional indication with an anchor or stop point is needed, distinguishing it from more common arrow symbols. Its design emphasizes a clear visual separation between the arrowhead and the base line, making it suitable for conveying upward movement or progression that begins from a defined horizontal position.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2BB8
Version Added	7.0
Name	Upwards White Arrow from Bar with Horizontal Bar
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 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2BB8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002BB8
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2bb8

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	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other