South West White Arrow ⬃
⬃ (U+2B03) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: South West White Arrow is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: SOUTH WEST WHITE ARROW is a character in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block. Its code point is U+2B03, and its named form in English is SOUTH WEST WHITE ARROW. The character lives in the Common script and is used in a variety of contexts in digital text. Arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. It can appear in lists, diagrams, maps, and user interfaces to point to a southwest direction. In designs, such arrows help users move through menus or orient themselves on a page. Because it is a white arrow on a possibly contrasting background, it works with light and dark themes. As part of the general set of directional symbols, it supports quick visual guidance without words. The usage is simple: show direction, suggest movement, or mark a path. This aligns with its role in the symbol set and its general practice in writing and UI.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2B03 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+2B03 - General Category:
So - Age:
4.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 AC 83 - UTF-16:
2B03 - UTF-32:
00002B03 - HTML dec:
⬃ - HTML hex:
⬃ - JS escape:
\u2B03 - Python \N{}:
\N{SOUTH WEST WHITE ARROW} - Python \u:
\u2B03 - Python \U:
\U00002B03 - URL-encoded:
%E2%AC%83 - CSS escape:
\2B03
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+2B03 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.