U+1F89E "🢞" Heavy Arrow Shaft Width One Half Unicode Character

U+1F89E "🢞" Heavy Arrow Shaft Width One Half is a typographic symbol within the Unicode standard's Supplemental Arrows-C block, designed for precise diagrammatic and technical notation. It depicts an arrow with a notably thick, heavy shaft that is exactly half the width of a full-width arrow shaft, paired with a standard arrowhead terminating in a rightward direction. This character is intended for uses such as flowcharts, maps, mathematical diagrams, or any context where a visually distinct, medium-strong directional indicator is needed without the full visual weight of a maximum-width arrow. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms and fonts, supporting clear communication in specialized documentation or design work.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F89E
Version Added	7.0
Name	Heavy Arrow Shaft Width One Half
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 0xA2 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDC9E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F89E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udc9e

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