U+2794 "➔" Heavy Wide-Headed Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➔
U+2794 "➔" Heavy Wide-Headed Rightwards Arrow is a typographic symbol that depicts a thick, bold arrow pointing to the right, characterized by a wide, triangular head and a short, sturdy shaft. It belongs to the Dingbats block and is commonly used in digital and print media to indicate direction, progression, or forward movement, often serving as a visual cue in user interfaces, lists, or instructional text. Its heavy weight makes it stand out clearly against both light and dark backgrounds, providing emphasis in a way that lighter arrows might not achieve.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2794 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Heavy Wide-Headed Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Heavy Wide-Headed Right Arrow |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ➔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ➔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9E 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2794 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002794 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2794 |
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 |