Heavy Right Arrow (➜)

The heavy right arrow ➜ is Unicode U+279C, a bold, round-tipped arrow for lists and headings. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode: U+279C
HTML: ➜
Word: 279C Alt+X

How to type the heavy right arrow (➜)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ➜ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

In Word or Outlook, type 279C and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Heavy Round-Tipped Rightwards Arrow, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for heavy round-tipped rightwards arrow and double-click it.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 279C.

Linux & ChromeOS

Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 279c, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

Copy ➜ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;heav. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

Copy ➜ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

Type 279C, then press Alt + X.
Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 279C in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

Insert → Special characters, then search for “heavy round-tipped rightwards arrow” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

Enter =UNICHAR(10140) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

Write ➜ or ➜ in your HTML.

What does ➜ mean?

➜ is a bold, round-tipped arrow from the Dingbats block. It is popular as a bullet in lists and social posts, and as a visual pointer in headings (“➜ Sign up today”). Developers know it from the default Oh My Zsh terminal theme, where it starts every prompt. It has no HTML name, so write ➜, and it stays a text character rather than turning into an emoji.

Common uses

Lists and bios: ➜ Free shipping
Terminal prompts in zsh themes
Slides and flyers as a pointer

Heavy Right Arrow codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ➜. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Codes for ➜
Unicode code point	`U+279C`
HTML decimal	`➜`
HTML hex	`➜`
CSS content	`content: "\279C";`
JavaScript	`"\u279C"`
Python	`"\u279C"`
Python (by name)	`"\N{HEAVY ROUND-TIPPED RIGHTWARDS ARROW}"`
Java / C#	`"\u279C"`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9E 9C`
UTF-16	`279C`
URL encoded	`%E2%9E%9C`

➜ vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ➜ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

Char	Name	When to use it
	Rightwards Arrow `U+27A1`	Black rightwards arrow (U+27A1), which can display as the emoji ➡️.
	Rightwards Arrowhead `U+27A4`	Black rightwards arrowhead (U+27A4), a triangle-headed pointer.
	Rightwards Arrow `U+2192`	The plain text right arrow.

Symbols similar to ➜

Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full arrow symbols collection.

➜ character properties

Official Unicode name: HEAVY ROUND-TIPPED RIGHTWARDS ARROW
Also known as: heavy round-tipped rightwards arrow, bold arrow, arrow bullet
Code point: U+279C
Unicode block: Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category: Other symbol (So)
Added in: Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane: Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji: No, it is a text symbol

Frequently asked questions

Will ➜ show as an emoji?

No. ➜ (U+279C) has no emoji form, so it always matches the colour of your text.

Is there an alt code for the heavy right arrow?

No. ➜ is outside the Windows-1252 and code page 437 character sets, so no Alt + number code produces it. Copy it from this page, type 279C then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the heavy right arrow on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for ➜ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “heavy round-tipped rightwards arrow” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the heavy right arrow?

➜ has no named HTML entity. Use the numeric reference ➜ or ➜, or paste the character directly into a UTF-8 page.

What is the Unicode for the heavy right arrow?

➜ is U+279C, officially named HEAVY ROUND-TIPPED RIGHTWARDS ARROW, in the Dingbats block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).