U+21FE "⇾" Rightwards Open-Headed Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⇾
U+21FE "⇾" Rightwards Open-Headed Arrow is a typographic symbol representing a directional arrow that points to the right but has a V-shaped, unfilled or open arrowhead, distinguishing it from solid-headed arrows like U+2192. This character is part of the Arrows block used in mathematical notation, logic, and diagramming to indicate a mapping, function, or flow that is either not strictly conventional or that emphasizes an open or incomplete pathway. Its design conveys a sense of movement or transition while the open head can suggest a relaxed, non-terminal, or non-blocking direction. In computing, it serves as a distinct glyph for specialized text rendering in formal systems or user interfaces.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21FE |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Rightwards Open-Headed Arrow |
| Block | Arrows |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⇾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⇾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x87 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21FE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021FE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21fe |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |