⬃ is the Unicode character SOUTH WEST WHITE ARROW, code point U+2B03 (decimal 11011) in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, added in Unicode 4.0. In HTML write ⬃, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 AC 83.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2B03 |
| Decimal | 11011 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AC 83 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2B03 |
| UTF-32 | 00002B03 |
| HTML decimal | ⬃ |
| HTML hex | ⬃ |
| CSS | \2B03 |
| JavaScript | \u2B03 |
| JSON | \u2B03 |
| Python | \u2B03 |
| Python by name | \N{SOUTH WEST WHITE ARROW} |
| Java, C# | \u2B03 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2B03} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2B03 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%AC%83 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | SOUTH WEST WHITE ARROW |
| Code point | U+2B03 (decimal 11011) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (U+2B00–U+2BFF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 4.0 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
- ⬀ U+2B00 North East White Arrow
- ⬁ U+2B01 North West White Arrow
- ⬂ U+2B02 South East White Arrow
- ⬄ U+2B04 Left Right White Arrow
- ⬅ U+2B05 Left arrow
- ⬆ U+2B06 Up arrow
- ⬇ U+2B07 Down arrow
- ⬈ U+2B08 North East Black Arrow
- ⬉ U+2B09 North West Black Arrow
- ⬊ U+2B0A South East Black Arrow
- ⬋ U+2B0B South West Black Arrow
All 254 characters: Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⬃?
- Use ⬃ (decimal) or ⬃ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2B03?
- E2 AC 83 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%AC%83.
- How do I write U+2B03 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2B03. Python: \u2B03.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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