Upwards Arrow with Notched Tail 🢙
Usage snapshot:
- Arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents.
- Points upward; may indicate moving to the top or increasing a value.
History & usage: The character depicts UPWARDS ARROW WITH NOTCHED TAIL. In interfaces, it signals direction and navigation cues, helping users move up through lists, pages, or sections and to reach the top quickly. In documents, it can indicate a move to the previous heading or to scroll up in long readings. It also suggests increasing a value in controls like sliders or counters when placed near numbers, guiding the user to raise the value. Cross‑platform rendering is generally consistent, and assistive technologies can announce the name clearly to aid accessibility.
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This reference covers U+1F899 Upwards Arrow with Notched Tail with practical usage tips and links.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F899 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A2 99 - UTF-16:
D83E DC99 - UTF-32:
0001F899 - HTML dec:
🢙 - HTML hex:
🢙 - JS escape:
\u{1F899} - Python \N{}:
\N{UPWARDS ARROW WITH NOTCHED TAIL} - Python \U:
\U0001F899 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A2%99 - CSS escape:
\1F899
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F899 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🢙 (hex) or 🢙 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.