Rightwards Finger-Post Arrow 🠶

🠶 (U+1F836) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Rightwards Finger-Post Arrow is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Arrows-C). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The RIGHTWARDS FINGER-POST ARROW depicts a rightward pointing arrow in a finger-post style. It signals the next step or action in interfaces and forms. It guides users through menus, tutorials, and documents by showing where to go next. It marks directional cues in help panels, tooltips, and inline guides so readers know the flow. It can indicate navigation, progression, or emphasis of a linked step for clarity. Across platforms, it should render consistently and remain recognizable, and screen readers can describe its direction to aid accessibility.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F836 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.