North East Pointing Bud

Use Unicode insertion or the mapped Wingdings key. In a Unicode-aware editor, enter U+1F662 with the code-point insertion command; the shortcut varies by app. In an old Wingdings document, select that font before typing its mapped key—the key alone does not insert this Unicode character.

The Wingdings catalogue calls it budleafne and lists it at font position w-1150. Those labels identify the source glyph, not words to read; Unicode gives the design a literal text identity.

What does this bud mean?

It is a floral ornament for headings, borders, or section breaks. Its northeast tilt names its angle; the setting tells you how it is being used. In a chat reply, it reads as decoration, while surrounding words carry any personal tone.

A fleuron is a small flower-shaped printer’s ornament. Printed texts used floral flourishes to decorate lines and mark section breaks; this bud carries that decorative role into computer documents and display text.

Wingdings was a reusable symbol set for personal-computer documents and interface elements. Microsoft dates design work to 1990–91 and release to 1992. Unicode encoding made the mapped design a literal text character that can travel between Unicode-aware apps.

Why does 🙢 look different?

Fonts supply its outline, so the same character can look different. Unicode encoded Ornamental Dingbats for compatibility with Wingdings and Wingdings 2; a few forms draw from Webdings. Supported fonts can vary in contour or weight, while unsupported fonts may show a missing-glyph box.

For a fixed layout, choose a font that contains 🙢 before finalizing the design.