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Unicode arrows inconsistent font problem, rendered on Note that some left/right pairs looks very different, even in the same font.įor example, here's how they render in your browser: Character (For example, there is no char named “TOP ARC CLOCKWISE ARROW”) But given these chars, how do you order them? Font Problems There are 2 of them, and 4 of the diagonal arcs.Įach arc can be clockwise or anti-clockwise.Ĩ arcs, 2 directions, there are a combination of 16 possibilities.įirst of all, note that not all of them is present. The names are inconsistent.įinally, in Unicode 7, a new one with consistent name is added. You can see that, this right pointing arrow was there first. However, there was no “RIGHTWARDS BLACK ARROW” for about 10 years. Thus you have “Supplemental Arrows-A” and “Supplemental Arrows-B”.įor similar reasons, other symmetric versions of the same style such as upward and or downward versions are scattered in wildly different blocks.įor example, here's some arrows and their names: Codepoint So, the left pointing ones get added, in the same block but different neighborhood, or in another block. In the beginning of Unicode history, there's just a right pointing arrow of a particular style, because left pointing ones are seldomly or never used.īut later, it's realized the left pointing ones are important too, for one reason or another, and sometimes there's a need just for completeness because Unicode became more wide spread. The most common ones are collected in “Symbols, Arrows (2190–21FF)”. ![]() They are scattered in different code blocks. ![]() Also, there are a lot symmetry issues, and some mirror image isn't there. They are scattered in different places, and are hard to find. It took me several days to collect and organize these arrows. These are from several different sections of Unicode, including: Here is a screenshot showing what they look like in my browser. Unicode: Whitespace Representation ⇥ ▷ ␣ ¶.Here is a complete list of arrows of Unicode, grouped by style.
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