U+291A "⤚" Rightwards Arrow-Tail Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⤚
U+291A "⤚" Rightwards Arrow-Tail is a typographic symbol classified under the Supplemental Arrows-B block, featuring an arrowhead pointing to the right with a small, fletching-like tail extending from the shaft, which distinguishes it from a standard arrow as it conveys a sense of delayed direction or retrograde motion. It is often used in mathematics, formal logic, or diagrammatic notations to indicate a rightward mapping, transformation, or relation that is not instantaneous or carries an aspect of deferral, similar to a dash or a tailed variant of the rightwards arrow. Its design evokes the visual of an arrow with a feathered end, hinting at a slowed or drawn out trajectory without requiring additional text or explanation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+291A |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Rightwards Arrow-Tail |
| Block | Supplemental Arrows-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⤚ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⤚ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA4 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x291A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000291A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u291a |
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 |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |