A bent mark pointing one way. Direction shown by shape rather than by an arrowhead.
Old French chevron (a rafter, a roof-beam), from Latin caper (goat); the bent roof-timber, and later the printed mark, is named for its resemblance to a goat's bent hind leg.
A bent mark pointing one way — direction shown by the shape of the mark itself rather than by an arrowhead drawn onto it.