Wide-Headed South West Very Heavy Barb Arrow 🢇

🢇 (U+1F887) 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 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 SOUTH WEST VERY HEAVY BARB ARROW. In interfaces and documents, arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues. Use it to point southwest in UI elements like menus, toolbars, or progress guides. It can mark a back or return step in diagrams, flow charts, and instructional layouts. It also helps readers follow routes or sequences in maps and guides. Across platforms, the symbol should render consistently, and accessibility tools should describe its direction to users relying on screen readers and alt text.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F887 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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