U+21E8 "⇨" Rightwards White Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⇨
U+21E8 "⇨" Rightwards White Arrow is a typographic symbol that represents a hollow or unfilled arrow pointing to the right, distinct from its solid counterpart by its white interior and outlined shape. It belongs to the Arrows block of the Unicode standard and is commonly used in digital interfaces, diagrams, and text to indicate direction, progression, or a navigational cue such as "next step" or "move forward." Its design often conveys a lighter, less emphatic tone than a solid arrow, making it suitable for contexts where visual subtlety or a modern aesthetic is preferred.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21E8 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Rightwards White Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | White Right 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 0x87 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21E8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21e8 |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |