U+27AA "➪" Left-Shaded White Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➪
U+27AA "➪" Left-Shaded White Rightwards Arrow is a typographical symbol that features a white arrowhead pointing to the right, with a shaded or filled area on the left side of its shaft, creating a subtle gradient effect. This character belongs to the Dingbats block and is often used in digital interfaces, diagrams, or decorative text to indicate direction, movement, or progression in a visually distinct and modern way. Its design balances a bold outline with a soft shading, making it suitable for applications where a simple arrow might be too plain or a solid arrow too heavy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+27AA |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Left-Shaded White Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Left-Shaded White 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x27AA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000027AA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u27aa |
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 |