diff --git a/src/orca/chnames.py b/src/orca/chnames.py
index bdcb57f..82d2b37 100644
--- a/src/orca/chnames.py
+++ b/src/orca/chnames.py
@@ -632,6 +632,14 @@ chnames[u'\u20ac'] = _("euro")
 #
 chnames[u'\u2122'] = _("trademark")
 
+# Translators: this is the spoken word for the character '←' (U+2190)
+#
+chnames[u'\u2190'] = _("left arrow")
+
+# Translators: this is the spoken word for the character '→' (U+2192)
+#
+chnames[u'\u2192'] = _("right arrow")
+
 # Translators: this is the spoken word for the character '≈' (U+2248)
 #
 chnames[u'\u2248'] = _("almost equal to")
@@ -670,6 +678,10 @@ chnames[u'\u25a0'] = _("black square")
 #
 chnames[u'\u25a1'] = _("white square")
 
+# Translators: this is the spoken word for the character '▸' (U+25B8)
+#
+chnames[u'\u25b8'] = _("black right pointing small triangle")
+
 # Translators: this is the spoken word for the character '◆' (U+25c6)
 # It can be used as a bullet in a list.
 #
