U+279B

Drafting point rightwards arrow➛

Drafting point rightwards 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", "right".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+279B
Decimal
10139
Hex
0x279B
Octal
0o23633

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+279B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0DRAFTING POINT RIGHTWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasDRAFTING POINT RIGHT ARROW
DecimalBase 1010139
HexadecimalBase 160x279B
OctalBase 80o23633
BinaryBase 20010011110011011
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: "…"\279B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9E%9B

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u279B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u279B
Python\u279B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u279B

Byte encodings

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

How to type Drafting point rightwards arrow

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 279B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Drafting point rightwards arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 279b, 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, \279B in CSS, and \u279B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
DRAFTING POINT RIGHTWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
DRAFTING POINT 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 Drafting point rightwards 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 Drafting point rightwards arrow?

Drafting point rightwards arrow is U+279B (decimal 10139, hexadecimal 0x279B, octal 0o23633). 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 Drafting point rightwards arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Drafting point rightwards arrow?

Use ➛ or ➛. In CSS, use content: "\279B".

How do I type Drafting point rightwards arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u279B". Python: "\u279B". JSON and Java: "\u279B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9E 9B.

Is Drafting point rightwards arrow an emoji?

No. Drafting point rightwards 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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