SYMBOL
➜ Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow
Unicode information
Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards ArrowHEAVY ROUND-TIPPED RIGHTWARDS ARROWU+279C➜➜\279c\u279CArrows17.0Meaning of ➜ Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow
The ➜ character is listed as Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is HEAVY ROUND-TIPPED RIGHTWARDS ARROW. It belongs to the arrow-symbol family and usually expresses direction, relationships, movement or progression.
Common uses
- Direction and navigation.
- Diagrams, processes and relationships.
- Visual separators and cues in text.
How to type ➜ on Windows, Mac and mobile
Windows
The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ➜. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.
Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 279C without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ➜. You can also use Insert → Symbol.
Google Docs
Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ➜ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.
iPhone / iPad
iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ➜ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.
Android
Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ➜ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.
Linux
In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 279c, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ➜.
Web and programming codes
Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.
➜➜\279c\u279C\u279C➜Usage examples
➜ — Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards ArrowUnicode: U+279CHTML: ➜