U+279A

Heavy north east arrow

Heavy north east arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats 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", "diagonal", "up", "right".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+279A
Decimal
10138
Hex
0x279A
Octal
0o23632

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+279A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY NORTH EAST ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasHEAVY UPPER RIGHT ARROW
DecimalBase 1010138
HexadecimalBase 160x279A
OctalBase 80o23632
BinaryBase 20010011110011010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)➚
HTML entity (hex)➚
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\279A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9E%9A

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u279A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u279A
Python\u279A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u279A

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9E 9A
UTF-16 (BE)279A
UTF-32 (BE)0000279A

How to type Heavy north east arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +279A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 279A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 279A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heavy north east arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 279a, 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, \279A in CSS, and \u279A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY NORTH EAST ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
HEAVY UPPER RIGHT ARROW
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Heavy north east 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 Heavy north east arrow?

Heavy north east arrow is U+279A (decimal 10138, hexadecimal 0x279A, octal 0o23632). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Heavy north east arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Heavy north east arrow?

Use ➚ or ➚. In CSS, use content: "\279A".

How do I type Heavy north east arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u279A". Python: "\u279A". JSON and Java: "\u279A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9E 9A.

Is Heavy north east arrow an emoji?

No. Heavy north east 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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