U+1F840 "🡀" Leftwards Heavy Compressed Arrow Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

🡀
Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+1F840 "🡀" Leftwards Heavy Compressed Arrow is part of the Supplemental Arrows C block and depicts a thick, compact arrow pointing to the left, primarily intended for use in technical diagrams, maps, or directional signage where a bold yet space efficient indicator is needed. Its design features a notably short and wide arrowhead with a heavy shaft, distinguishing it from standard leftward arrows by its compressed proportions.

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General Properties

Code Point
U+1F840
Version Added
7.0
Name
Leftwards Heavy Compressed Arrow
Block
Supplemental Arrows-C
General Category
Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class
Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class
Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
🡀
HTML Hex Encoding
🡀
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9F 0xA1 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83E 0xDC40
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001F840
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83e\udc40

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
Vertical Orientation
Rotated
Grapheme Base
Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break
Other
Word Break
Other
Sentence Break
Other