Rightwards Squared Arrow 🠺
🠺 (U+1F83A) 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 Squared 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 character depicts RIGHTWARDS SQUARED ARROW. In interfaces, it signals navigation direction and progress. It can annotate a multi step flow, showing the next page or step. In documents, it marks forward movement or a transition between sections. Arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. Use it to guide users through menus, forms, or onboarding sequences. It also supports simple diagrams to show forward motion in procedures. For accessibility, provide concise alt text that describes the arrow's meaning for screen readers. Cross‑platform, it renders consistently and is recognizable in most fonts, and it remains legible for users with different abilities.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F83A 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.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F83A - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A0 BA - UTF-16:
D83E DC3A - UTF-32:
0001F83A - HTML dec:
🠺 - HTML hex:
🠺 - JS escape:
\u{1F83A} - Python \N{}:
\N{RIGHTWARDS SQUARED ARROW} - Python \U:
\U0001F83A - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A0%BA - CSS escape:
\1F83A
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F83A or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🠺 (hex) or 🠺 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.