What ⭬ means
Read it as a broken path pointing right. In a diagram or technical note, the arrow sets a direction; nearby labels explain the specific connection.
Unicode and ISO standards place ⭬ in a coordinated family of triangle-headed dashed arrows.
A font must include a glyph for ⭬. Without one, you may see an empty box or substitute; nearby words can clarify the arrow's role.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions 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 2B6C, 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 “rightwards triangle-headed dashed arrow”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2b6c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⭬CSS
\2B6CWindows
In apps that support hexadecimal Unicode entry, type 2B6C; the keystrokes depend on the app.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2B6C, then press Enter or Space.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⭬
HTML hex
⭬
CSS content
content: "\2B6C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AD%AC
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.