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Arrows (Unicode block)

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Arrows
RangeU+2190..U+21FF
(112 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsCommon
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.

Block

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Arrows[1]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+219x
U+21Ax
U+21Bx
U+21Cx
U+21Dx
U+21Ex
U+21Fx
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0

Emoji

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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+ 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 21A9 21AA
base code point
base+VS15 (text) ↔︎ ↕︎ ↖︎ ↗︎ ↘︎ ↙︎ ↩︎ ↪︎
base+VS16 (emoji) ↔️ ↕️ ↖️ ↗️ ↘️ ↙️ ↩️ ↪️

History

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

See also

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References

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  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.