Upwards White Arrow on Pedestal with Horizontal Bar

The Upwards White Arrow on Pedestal with Horizontal Bar at U+21EC is a symbolic arrow that depicts an upward direction from a base with an added crossbar. It belongs to the Arrows block, among compatibility-style and technical arrow symbols used for diagrams, keyboard labels, and specialized notation rather than ordinary prose. Its most recognizable role is as a keyboard-symbol variant connected with Shift, Caps Lock, or level-changing keys, especially in documentation that distinguishes several upward-arrow key legends. A manual, keymap chart, or accessibility table may use ⇬ when showing a specific modifier or lock-state symbol instead of spelling out the key name. It can also appear in interface mockups, icon fonts, and technical diagrams where authors need a compact “up” marker with a stronger base than a plain upward arrow. This is uncommon in mathematics or scientific notation; those fields normally prefer simpler arrows such as ↑, ⇧, or named operators. Because the glyph is visually close to other white upward arrows on pedestals, it is easy to confuse with neighboring Unicode arrow symbols in search results or copied keyboard legends. Use the full Unicode name when precision matters.