Wide-Headed North East Very Heavy Barb Arrow 🢅

🢅 (U+1F885) 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 North East 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 Wide-Headed North East Very Heavy Barb Arrow depicts a bold northeast arrow. It can be used in user interfaces to indicate navigation cues and move users toward the next section or a northeast direction. It also works in diagrams and maps to show a northeast flow or route. In documentation, it can mark steps that progress toward a northeast target. The symbol helps readers quickly grasp direction in visuals and layouts. On different platforms it tends to render as a strong, prominent marker, so ensure good contrast and provide alternative text for accessibility. This supports screen readers and keyboard navigation, making the symbol usable by diverse users across devices.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F885 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.

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