U+2B09

North west black arrow⬉

North west black arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, listed here under Arrows: Heavy & Decorative. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "arrow", "diagonal".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2B09
Decimal
11017
Hex
0x2B09
Octal
0o25411

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2B09
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0NORTH WEST BLACK ARROW
DecimalBase 1011017
HexadecimalBase 160x2B09
OctalBase 80o25411
BinaryBase 20010101100001001
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2B00–U+2BFFMiscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⬉
HTML entity (hex)⬉
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2B09
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%AC%89

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2B09
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2B09
Python\u2B09
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2B09

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 AC 89
UTF-16 (BE)2B09
UTF-32 (BE)00002B09

How to type North west black arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2B09 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2B09 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2B09. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "North west black arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2b09, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ⬉ in HTML, \2B09 in CSS, and \u2B09 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
NORTH WEST BLACK ARROW
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (U+2B00–U+2BFF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block: U2B00.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the North west black arrow symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⬉ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for North west black arrow?

North west black arrow is U+2B09 (decimal 11017, hexadecimal 0x2B09, octal 0o25411). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block (U+2B00–U+2BFF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of North west black arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "NORTH WEST BLACK ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for North west black arrow?

Use ⬉ or ⬉. In CSS, use content: "\2B09".

How do I type North west black arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u2B09". Python: "\u2B09". JSON and Java: "\u2B09". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 AC 89.

Is North west black arrow an emoji?

No. North west black arrow is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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