Upwards Sans-Serif Arrow 🡑
🡑 (U+1F851) 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: Upwards Sans-Serif 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 UPWARDS SANS-SERIF ARROW depicts an upwards pointing arrow. In software interfaces, it signals an action to move up or to return to a higher state. In documents and forms, it guides readers toward the next section or back to the top of the page. In dashboards and mobile apps, it indicates scrolling upwards, increasing values, or opening more content. These uses follow from its meaning as a direction cue in interfaces and documents. The symbol can be paired with labels or alt text to clarify its function for users. Across platforms it should maintain visual consistency and be readable by assistive devices, with descriptive text available for screen readers and good contrast for accessibility.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F851 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+1F851 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A1 91 - UTF-16:
D83E DC51 - UTF-32:
0001F851 - HTML dec:
🡑 - HTML hex:
🡑 - JS escape:
\u{1F851} - Python \N{}:
\N{UPWARDS SANS-SERIF ARROW} - Python \U:
\U0001F851 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A1%91 - CSS escape:
\1F851
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+1F851 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.