Keyword
direction emoji
9 emoji are annotated with “direction” in Unicode’s CLDR data.
- compasscompass
- up arrowup arrow
- up-right arrowup-right arrow
- right arrowright arrow
- down-right arrowdown-right arrow
- down arrowdown arrow
- down-left arrowdown-left arrow
- left arrowleft arrow
- up-left arrowup-left arrow
Frequently asked questions
- How many emoji mean direction?
- 9 emoji are annotated with “direction”.
- Which categories does direction span?
- Emoji annotated “direction” appear in Travel & Places and Symbols. A keyword is the only grouping here that crosses categories — the Unicode taxonomy files each character in exactly one.
- Which emoji are tagged direction?
- They include 🧭 compass, ⬆️ up arrow, ↗️ up-right arrow and ➡️ right arrow. The full set is listed above.
- Where do these keywords come from?
- Unicode’s CLDR annotation data, which is the same source that lets an emoji keyboard find a character by name. They are not tags anyone here invented.