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 Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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