U+1F86D "🡭" Wide-Headed North East Barb Arrow Unicode Character

U+1F86D "🡭" Wide-Headed North East Barb Arrow is a symbol within the Unicode standard's Supplemental Arrows-C block, designed to represent a broad arrowhead pointing diagonally toward the upper right, characterized by its wide head and backward-facing barb. It is typically used in technical diagrams, mapping, and directional signage where a distinct, bold arrow is needed to indicate northeast orientation or movement. Unlike standard arrows, its barbed design often suggests a one way or irreversible path, and it can also appear in digital texts or user interfaces as a decorative or functional icon for navigation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F86D
Version Added	7.0
Name	Wide-Headed North East Barb Arrow
Block	Supplemental Arrows-C
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🡭
HTML Hex Encoding	🡭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0xA1 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDC6D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F86D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udc6d

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other