Wide-Headed South West Heavy Barb Arrow 🡿

🡿 (U+1F87F) 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: Wide-Headed South West Heavy Barb 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 the WIDE-HEADED SOUTH WEST HEAVY BARB ARROW. It communicates direction in user interfaces and documents. Use it to show a backward or southwest path in navigation flows. It can point to the next step in a guide or indicate where to go in a map. It also marks a return or backward action in forms or workflows.

In cross‑platform work, render it like other arrows and keep it visible. Ensure good contrast for readability and provide text alternatives for screen readers so it remains accessible.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F87F 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.