U+279C "➜" Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➜
U+279C "➜" Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow is a graphical symbol belonging to the Dingbats block, designed as a bold, solid arrow with a rounded tip pointing to the right. It is commonly used in digital content, user interfaces, and text formatting to signify direction, progression, or a call to action, such as in lists, instructions, or navigational prompts. Its heavy weight and rounded shape distinguish it from more standard arrow characters, making it visually prominent for emphasis in both casual and professional contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+279C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Heavy Round-Tipped 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 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x279C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000279C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u279c |
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 |