U+21A3

Rightwards arrow with tail↣

Rightwards arrow with tail is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows: Heavy & Decorative. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "arrow", "right", "tail", "injection".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21A3
Decimal
8611
Hex
0x21A3
Octal
0o20643

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21A3
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT ARROW WITH TAIL
DecimalBase 108611
HexadecimalBase 160x21A3
OctalBase 80o20643
BinaryBase 20010000110100011
General categorySymbol, mathSm
Unicode blockU+2190–U+21FFArrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)↣
HTML entity (hex)↣
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\21A3
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%A3

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21A3
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21A3
Python\u21A3
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21A3

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 A3
UTF-16 (BE)21A3
UTF-32 (BE)000021A3

How to type Rightwards arrow with tail

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21A3 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21A3 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21A3. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards arrow with tail".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21a3, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ↣ in HTML, \21A3 in CSS, and \u21A3 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT ARROW WITH TAIL
Block
Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Arrows block: U2190.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Rightwards arrow with tail symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ↣ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Rightwards arrow with tail?

Rightwards arrow with tail is U+21A3 (decimal 8611, hexadecimal 0x21A3, octal 0o20643). It lives in the Arrows block (U+2190–U+21FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Rightwards arrow with tail?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "RIGHT ARROW WITH TAIL". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Rightwards arrow with tail?

Use ↣ or ↣. In CSS, use content: "\21A3".

How do I type Rightwards arrow with tail in code?

JavaScript: "\u21A3". Python: "\u21A3". JSON and Java: "\u21A3". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 A3.

Is Rightwards arrow with tail an emoji?

No. Rightwards arrow with tail is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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