U+219D "↝" Rightwards Wave Arrow Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+219D "↝" Rightwards Wave Arrow is a typographic symbol that depicts a horizontal arrow with a wavy, undulating shaft pointing to the right, distinguishing it from standard straight arrows. It is commonly used in mathematics, logic, and informal writing to indicate a non rigid or gradual transformation, a loose implication, or a process of change that flows smoothly rather than abruptly. This arrow can also convey a sense of wavy motion, indirectness, or a meandering path in diagrams and user interfaces, and it is part of the Arrows block in Unicode, which includes various directional symbols for technical and decorative purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+219D
Version Added 1.1
Name Rightwards Wave Arrow
Unicode 1.0 Name Right Wave Arrow
Block Arrows
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ↝
HTML Hex Encoding ↝
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x86 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x219D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000219D
C/C++/Java Escape \u219d

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
Pattern Syntax Yes
Math Yes
Other Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other