What ⬎ means
It gives a rightward direction with a downward-facing tip. In a diagram or technical notation, it can mark that exact orientation.
At a 2003 ISO/IEC meeting on character standards, a proposal grouped ⬎ with , , and as “horizontal arrows with vertical tips.” Their shafts point left or right, while their tips point up or down.
Why can ⬎ show as a box?
The font drawing the text may not contain ⬎. The active font controls the stroke and proportions. If it and the available fallback fonts lack the character, the system may show a box or missing-character mark.
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Don't confuse it with
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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.
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How to type or find ⬎
- Search it as
- arrow with tip down · right down arrow · horizontal arrow vertical tip · downward-pointing arrow tip · arrow symbol · ⬎
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⬎\2B0ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.