U+27AB "➫" Back-Tilted Shadowed White Rightwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➫
U+27AB "➫" Back-Tilted Shadowed White Rightwards Arrow is a typographic symbol that belongs to the Dingbats block, designed as a white arrow pointing to the right with a distinctive backward tilt and a subtle shadow effect that gives it a three dimensional appearance. Its primary use is in decorative, list based, or instructional contexts where a clear directional indicator with visual emphasis is needed, often appearing in printed materials, user interfaces, or signage to guide attention or denote progression. The character's unique tilt and shading set it apart from standard arrows, making it suitable for stylized presentations while retaining its core function as a directional marker in various written and digital formats.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+27AB |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Back-Tilted Shadowed White Rightwards Arrow |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Back-Tilted Shadowed 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 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x27AB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000027AB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u27ab |
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 |