Arrows (Unicode block)

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Arrows
RangeU+2190..U+21FF
(112 code points)
Plane BMP
Scripts Common
Assigned112 code points
Unused0 reserved code points
Unicode version history
1.0.0 (1991)91 (+91)
3.0 (1999)100 (+9)
3.2 (2002)112 (+12)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Arrows is a Unicode block containing line, curve, and semicircle symbols terminating in barbs or arrows.

Contents

Block

Arrows [1]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+219x ← ↑ → ↓ ↔ ↕ ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙ ↚ ↛ ↜ ↝ ↞ ↟
U+21Ax ↠ ↡ ↢ ↣ ↤ ↥ ↦ ↧ ↨ ↩ ↪ ↫ ↬ ↭ ↮ ↯
U+21Bx ↰ ↱ ↲ ↳ ↴ ↵ ↶ ↷ ↸ ↹ ↺ ↻ ↼ ↽ ↾ ↿
U+21Cx ⇀ ⇁ ⇂ ⇃ ⇄ ⇅ ⇆ ⇇ ⇈ ⇉ ⇊ ⇋ ⇌ ⇍ ⇎ ⇏
U+21Dx ⇐ ⇑ ⇒ ⇓ ⇔ ⇕ ⇖ ⇗ ⇘ ⇙ ⇚ ⇛ ⇜ ⇝ ⇞ ⇟
U+21Ex ⇠ ⇡ ⇢ ⇣ ⇤ ⇥ ⇦ ⇧ ⇨ ⇩ ⇪ ⇫ ⇬ ⇭ ⇮ ⇯
U+21Fx ⇰ ⇱ ⇲ ⇳ ⇴ ⇵ ⇶ ⇷ ⇸ ⇹ ⇺ ⇻ ⇼ ⇽ ⇾ ⇿
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 17.0

Emoji

The Arrows block contains eight emoji: U+2194–U+2199 and U+21A9–U+21AA. [3] [4]

The block has sixteen standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for the eight emoji, all of which default to a text presentation. [5]

Emoji variation sequences
U+21942195219621972198219921A921AA
base code point↔↕↖↗↘↙↩↪
base+VS15 (text)↔︎↕︎↖︎↗︎↘︎↙︎↩︎↪︎
base+VS16 (emoji)↔️↕️↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Arrows block:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ↑ "UTR #51: Unicode Emoji". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-05.
  4. ↑ "UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51". Unicode Consortium. 2023-02-01.
  5. ↑ "UTS #51 Emoji Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.