Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows

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Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
RangeU+2B00..U+2BFF
(256 code points)
Plane BMP
Scripts Common
Symbol setsArrows
Filled shapes
Technical
Astrological
Chess
Map symbols
Assigned253 code points
Unused3 reserved code points
Unicode version history
4.0 (2003)14 (+14)
4.1 (2005)20 (+6)
5.0 (2006)31 (+11)
5.1 (2008)82 (+51)
5.2 (2009)87 (+5)
7.0 (2014)202 (+115)
8.0 (2015)206 (+4)
10.0 (2017)207 (+1)
11.0 (2018)250 (+43)
12.0 (2019)252 (+2)
13.0 (2020)253 (+1)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1] [2]

Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows is a Unicode block containing arrows and geometric shapes with various fills, astrological symbols, technical symbols, intonation marks, and others.

Contents

Block

Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows [1] [2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+2B0x⬀⬁⬂⬃⬄⬅⬆⬇⬈⬉⬊⬋⬌⬍⬎⬏
U+2B1x⬐⬑⬒⬓⬔⬕⬖⬗⬘⬙⬚⬛⬜⬝⬞⬟
U+2B2x⬠⬡⬢⬣⬤⬥⬦⬧⬨⬩⬪⬫⬬⬭⬮⬯
U+2B3x⬰⬱⬲⬳⬴⬵⬶⬷⬸⬹⬺⬻⬼⬽⬾⬿
U+2B4x⭀⭁⭂⭃⭄⭅⭆⭇⭈⭉⭊⭋⭌⭍⭎⭏
U+2B5x⭐⭑⭒⭓⭔⭕⭖⭗⭘⭙⭚⭛⭜⭝⭞⭟
U+2B6x⭠⭡⭢⭣⭤⭥⭦⭧⭨⭩⭪⭫⭬⭭⭮⭯
U+2B7x⭰⭱⭲⭳⭶⭷⭸⭹⭺⭻⭼⭽⭾⭿
U+2B8x⮀⮁⮂⮃⮄⮅⮆⮇⮈⮉⮊⮋⮌⮍⮎⮏
U+2B9x⮐⮑⮒⮓⮔⮕⮗⮘⮙⮚⮛⮜⮝⮞⮟
U+2BAx⮠⮡⮢⮣⮤⮥⮦⮧⮨⮩⮪⮫⮬⮭⮮⮯
U+2BBx⮰⮱⮲⮳⮴⮵⮶⮷⮸⮹⮺⮻⮼⮽⮾⮿
U+2BCx⯀⯁⯂⯃⯄⯅⯆⯇⯈⯉⯊⯋⯌⯍⯎⯏
U+2BDx⯐⯑⯒⯓⯔⯕⯖⯗⯘⯙⯚⯛⯜⯝⯞⯟
U+2BEx⯠⯡⯢⯣⯤⯥⯦⯧⯨⯩⯪⯫⯬⯭⯮⯯
U+2BFx⯰⯱⯲⯳⯴⯵⯶⯷⯸⯹⯺⯻⯼⯽⯾⯿
Notes
1. ^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2. ^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

Emoji

The Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block contains seven emoji: U+2B05–U+2B07, U+2B1B–U+2B1C, U+2B50 and U+2B55. [3] [4]

The block has fourteen standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for the seven emoji. [5]

Emoji variation sequences
U+2B052B062B072B1B2B1C2B502B55
default presentationtexttexttextemojiemojiemojiemoji
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 Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block:

See also

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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.
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