U+21D6 "⇖" North West Double Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+21D6 "⇖" North West Double Arrow is a typographic symbol that represents a double-lined arrow pointing diagonally toward the upper left, commonly used in mathematical notation, diagramming, or user interface design to indicate movement, direction, or a vector oriented to the north west. It belongs to the Arrows block in Unicode, which includes a variety of similarly styled directional symbols. This character can be utilized in contexts ranging from coordinate mapping to logical flowcharts, where a clear, non ambiguous diagonal direction with emphasis is required.
General Properties
Code Point
U+21D6
Name
North West Double Arrow
Unicode 1.0 Name
Upper Left Double Arrow
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⇖
HTML Hex Encoding
⇖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x87 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0x21D6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000021D6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u21d6
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common