U+21E2

Rightwards dashed arrow⇢

Rightwards dashed arrow 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", "dashed".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21E2
Decimal
8674
Hex
0x21E2
Octal
0o20742

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21E2
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS DASHED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT DASHED ARROW
DecimalBase 108674
HexadecimalBase 160x21E2
OctalBase 80o20742
BinaryBase 20010000111100010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
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: "…"\21E2
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%A2

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21E2
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21E2
Python\u21E2
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21E2

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 87 A2
UTF-16 (BE)21E2
UTF-32 (BE)000021E2

How to type Rightwards dashed arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21E2 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21E2 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21E2. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards dashed arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21e2, 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, \21E2 in CSS, and \u21E2 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS DASHED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT DASHED ARROW
Block
Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

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 dashed arrow 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 dashed arrow?

Rightwards dashed arrow is U+21E2 (decimal 8674, hexadecimal 0x21E2, octal 0o20742). 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 dashed arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "RIGHTWARDS DASHED ARROW"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "RIGHT DASHED ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Rightwards dashed arrow?

Use ⇢ or ⇢. In CSS, use content: "\21E2".

How do I type Rightwards dashed arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21E2". Python: "\u21E2". JSON and Java: "\u21E2". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 A2.

Is Rightwards dashed arrow an emoji?

No. Rightwards dashed arrow 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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