U+27A7 "➧" Squat Black Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➧
U+27A7 "➧" Squat Black Rightwards Arrow is a typographic symbol that represents a short, thick arrow pointing to the right, often used in diagrams, maps, or technical documentation to indicate direction, progression, or a forward movement. Its squat or compressed design distinguishes it from taller or more slender arrow characters, making it useful for compact labeling or as a visual cue in limited spaces. As part of the Dingbats Unicode block, this character carries no inherent linguistic meaning but serves as a versatile graphical element in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+27A7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Squat Black Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Squat Black 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 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x27A7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000027A7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u27a7 |
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 |