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🡺 Wide-Headed Rightwards Heavy Barb Arrow

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Unicode information

NameWide-Headed Rightwards Heavy Barb Arrow
Unicode nameWIDE-HEADED RIGHTWARDS HEAVY BARB ARROW
Code pointU+1F87A
HTML decimal🡺
HTML hex🡺
CSS\1f87a
JavaScript\u{1F87A}
CategoryArrows
Unicode17.0

Meaning of 🡺 Wide-Headed Rightwards Heavy Barb Arrow

The 🡺 character is listed as Wide-Headed Rightwards Heavy Barb Arrow in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is WIDE-HEADED RIGHTWARDS HEAVY BARB 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 Wide-Headed Rightwards Heavy Barb Arrow, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 1F87A 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 1f87a, 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.

HTML decimal🡺
HTML hex🡺
CSS content\1f87a
JavaScript\u{1F87A}
Python\U0001F87A
Unicode text🡺

Usage examples

🡺 — Wide-Headed Rightwards Heavy Barb Arrow
Unicode: U+1F87A
HTML: 🡺

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