Up arrow Emoji

Symbols

A bold, solid arrow pointing directly toward the top of the screen. The design is straightforward and functions as a universal signifier for upward motion or increased value.

Usage Context

Used widely to indicate scrolling to the top of a page, rising trends, or high-priority items. It frequently appears alongside ⬇, ⬅, and ➡ to help navigate maps or provide clear directional instructions in digital messaging.

History

Arrows have been a fundamental part of computing since the early days of character-based interfaces and command-line prompts. This specific glyph was standardized in Unicode 1.1 in 1993 to assist in creating basic navigational menus and graphical UI elements.

Details

Glyph

⬆

Unicode

U+2B06

Shortcode

:emoji_u2b06:

HTML Entity

⬆

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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