U+27A4

Black rightwards arrowhead➤

Black rightwards arrowhead is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats 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 "pointer", "bullet", "arrow", "right".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+27A4
Decimal
10148
Hex
0x27A4
Octal
0o23644

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+27A4
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROWHEAD
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasBLACK RIGHT ARROWHEAD
DecimalBase 1010148
HexadecimalBase 160x27A4
OctalBase 80o23644
BinaryBase 20010011110100100
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: "…"\27A4
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9E%A4

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u27A4
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u27A4
Python\u27A4
Java / C# / Kotlin\u27A4

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9E A4
UTF-16 (BE)27A4
UTF-32 (BE)000027A4

How to type Black rightwards arrowhead

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +27A4 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 27A4 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 27A4. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black rightwards arrowhead".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 27a4, 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, \27A4 in CSS, and \u27A4 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROWHEAD
Unicode 1.0 name
BLACK RIGHT ARROWHEAD
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 Black rightwards arrowhead 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 Black rightwards arrowhead?

Black rightwards arrowhead is U+27A4 (decimal 10148, hexadecimal 0x27A4, octal 0o23644). 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 Black rightwards arrowhead?

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

What is the HTML code for Black rightwards arrowhead?

Use ➤ or ➤. In CSS, use content: "\27A4".

How do I type Black rightwards arrowhead in code?

JavaScript: "\u27A4". Python: "\u27A4". JSON and Java: "\u27A4". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9E A4.

Is Black rightwards arrowhead an emoji?

No. Black rightwards arrowhead 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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