Right arrow Emoji

Symbols

A bold, solid black arrow pointing directly to the right. It acts as a visual guide to direct attention or indicate progression along a path.

Usage Context

Used widely in digital communication to point toward links, emphasize a specific word, or show the flow of a process. It is frequently paired with other directional icons like the ⬅ left arrow or ⬆ up arrow to create navigational maps or instructions.

History

Arrows have been a standard part of computing since the early days of terminal interfaces and character sets. This specific icon was formalized in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, drawing from legacy typesetting symbols used to guide readers across printed documents and punch-card data entries.

Details

Glyph

➡

Unicode

U+27A1

Shortcode

:emoji_u27a1:

HTML Entity

➡

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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