U+279E "➞" Heavy Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+279E "➞" Heavy Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow is a typographic symbol classified under the Dingbats block, representing a bold, triangular arrow pointing to the right with a thick, solid head and a substantial line for the shaft. It is commonly used in digital and print media to denote direction, progression, or movement, often serving as a call to action in user interfaces, navigation cues, or as a decorative element in lists and instructions. Its heavy weight gives it a distinctive visual prominence, making it suitable for emphasizing a forward motion or highlighting a next step without the subtlety of standard arrows.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+279E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Heavy Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Heavy Triangle-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 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x279E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000279E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u279e |
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 |