U+279F "➟" Dashed Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➟
U+279F "➟" Dashed Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow is a typographic symbol that features an arrowhead with a pointed, triangular shape, paired with a dashed rather than solid shaft, suggesting movement, direction, or transition that is not continuous or complete. It is part of the Dingbats block, which includes a variety of ornamental and pointer symbols for use in digital text and graphic design. This specific arrow is often employed to indicate a tentative path, a suggested next step, or a process that involves breaks or stages, and it can appear in user interfaces, lists, or informal diagrams to guide the eye without implying a firm or unbroken line of progression.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+279F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Dashed Triangle-Headed Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Dashed 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 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x279F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000279F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u279f |
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 |