Heavy Wide-Headed Rightwards Arrow ➔
➔ (U+2794) 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: Heavy Wide-Headed Rightwards Arrow is part of the Symbols family (block: Dingbats). 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 symbol HEAVY WIDE-HEADED RIGHTWARDS ARROW (U+2794) comes from the Dingbats block and is listed in the Common script. It is a heavy arrow with a wide head that points to the right. In many fonts it serves as a directional cue. It is used to indicate forward movement, progression, or next steps in documents and interfaces. The character is often chosen for lists, menus, or flows where a clear path is shown. In history, dingbats provided simple pictorial marks for print and digital text, and this arrow carried the same idea into screens. In modern use, designers favor it for indicating continuation, next items, or navigation, especially where space is limited. It appears with other arrows and symbols to guide users through actions. Accessibility can benefit from clear symbols like this when paired with text. This entry records its code point, name, block, and script as reference for readers and systems.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2794 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+2794 - General Category:
So - Age:
1.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Dingbats - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 9E 94 - UTF-16:
2794 - UTF-32:
00002794 - HTML dec:
➔ - HTML hex:
➔ - JS escape:
\u2794 - Python \N{}:
\N{HEAVY WIDE-HEADED RIGHTWARDS ARROW} - Python \u:
\u2794 - Python \U:
\U00002794 - URL-encoded:
%E2%9E%94 - CSS escape:
\2794
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+2794 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.