What ⮑ means
It marks a return function. The return right symbol is intended for labels on physical or on-screen keyboards and plain-text text-entry instructions.
If ⮑ shows as a box, the active font lacks it. Default fonts vary across operating systems; as of 2026, its shape can differ by device.
Technical and diagrammatic, best suited to keyboard directions.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does ⮑ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⮑
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2B91, then Alt+X to get ⮑.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “return right”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2b91, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⮑CSS
\2B91Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⮑
HTML hex
⮑
CSS content
content: "\2B91";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AE%91
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.