Wide-Headed Upwards Very Heavy Barb Arrow 🢁
🢁 (U+1F881) 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 Upwards Very 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 UPWARDS VERY HEAVY BARB ARROW. This symbol can point users toward navigation or awareness of direction. In interfaces it can mark an up or forward path, helping users move to higher sections or previous steps. It also serves in diagrams to show upward movement, increasing clarity in processes or flow charts. In documents and forms it signals scrolling, returning to the top, or rising priority. These uses stem from the idea that arrows indicate direction and navigation cues. Across platforms, the symbol should appear consistently and remain recognizable; provide accessible text so screen readers convey its meaning. Ensure contrast and legibility on different devices for inclusive viewing.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F881 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+1F881 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A2 81 - UTF-16:
D83E DC81 - UTF-32:
0001F881 - HTML dec:
🢁 - HTML hex:
🢁 - JS escape:
\u{1F881} - Python \N{}:
\N{WIDE-HEADED UPWARDS VERY HEAVY BARB ARROW} - Python \U:
\U0001F881 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A2%81 - CSS escape:
\1F881
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+1F881 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.