How do I type the ⮹ up arrowhead in a rectangle box symbol?

On Windows, type 2BB9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2bb9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⮹?

Up Arrowhead In A Rectangle Box is U+2BB9. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⮹?

Up Arrowhead In A Rectangle Box is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 7.0. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

U+2BB9 · Other symbol

Up Arrowhead In A Rectangle Box Symbol ⮹

⮹ is up arrowhead in a rectangle box, U+2BB9. Unicode also records it as “escape”. It was added in Unicode 7.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

escape

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2BB9`
HTML hex	`⮹`
HTML decimal	`⮹`
CSS	`\2BB9`
JavaScript	`\u{2BB9}`
Python	`\U00002BB9`
Java / C#	`\u2BB9`
Rust	`\u{2bb9}`
Swift	`\u{2BB9}`
PHP	`\u{2BB9}`
URL encoded	`%E2%AE%B9`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 AE B9`
UTF-16 bytes	`2BB9`
Base64	`4q65`
Decimal	`11193`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 7.0

Will ⮹ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. ⮹ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. ⮹ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of ⮹ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

⍓U+2353apl functional symbol quad up caret

Other box characters

Unicode names 4 characters ending in “box”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.

Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows

A mixed block of arrows, stars, and geometric shapes in weights and colours the earlier blocks did not cover, plus a set of astronomical symbols.

All 254 characters in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows →

How to type ⮹

Windows	Type `2BB9` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “up arrowhead in a rectangle box”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2bb9`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⮹`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⮹ up arrowhead in a rectangle box symbol?: On Windows, type 2BB9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2bb9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⮹?: Up Arrowhead In A Rectangle Box is U+2BB9. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⮹?: Up Arrowhead In A Rectangle Box is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 7.0. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.