U+261E

White pointing right☞

White pointing right is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Hands & Pointers. 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 "hand", "finger", "index", "right".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+261E
Decimal
9758
Hex
0x261E
Octal
0o23036

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+261E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX
DecimalBase 109758
HexadecimalBase 160x261E
OctalBase 80o23036
BinaryBase 20010011000011110
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)☞
HTML entity (hex)☞
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\261E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%9E

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u261E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u261E
Python\u261E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u261E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 9E
UTF-16 (BE)261E
UTF-32 (BE)0000261E

How to type White pointing right

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +261E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 261E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 261E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "White pointing right".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261e, 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, \261E in CSS, and \u261E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the White pointing right 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 White pointing right?

White pointing right is U+261E (decimal 9758, hexadecimal 0x261E, octal 0o23036). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of White pointing right?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for White pointing right?

Use ☞ or ☞. In CSS, use content: "\261E".

How do I type White pointing right in code?

JavaScript: "\u261E". Python: "\u261E". JSON and Java: "\u261E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 9E.

Is White pointing right an emoji?

No. White pointing right 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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