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rightwards white arrow

Rightwards White Arrow

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⇨ is a hollow (outlined) arrow pointing right. It means the same as an ordinary arrow: "next", "go to", "leads to" or "becomes". People use it in menu paths, step-by-step instructions, before-and-after lists and slides because it looks bolder and more decorative than . It is a plain text character, not an emoji.

Text symbol

What ⇨ means

It means "next" or "leads to", just like . You'll meet it in instructions ("Settings ⇨ Privacy ⇨ Location"), in cause-and-effect notes ("rain ⇨ delays"), before a link or call to action ("Read more ⇨"), and in lists of changes ("old price ⇨ new price").

The "white" in its name is old typesetting language for an outlined shape with an empty middle; a filled shape is called "black". So ⇨ is simply the outlined version of a right arrow, and it belongs to a set: left, up, ⇨ right and down.

Because it is a text character, your font draws it. It may look thin or chunky, rounded or sharp, and it never turns into a coloured emoji picture.

Neutral and practical. Feels a little more designed than or a typed ->, good for slides, notices and instructions.

Don't use it for logical "implies" in maths; that is , a different character.

Part of the collection

Don't confuse it with

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Combination ideas

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A classic next button
Previous and next
Add to cart, then pay
One step leads to the next

Worth knowing

  • In the international standard for symbols printed on keyboard keys (ISO/IEC 9995-7), ⇨ marks "group select", the function that switches between layouts such as two alphabets.

Questions people ask

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Is ⇨ an emoji?

No. It is a text symbol, so it takes the colour and style of the surrounding text. The emoji right arrow is .

Why does ⇨ show as a box?

Your font has no drawing for it. The character is intact; a font with arrow symbols will show it.

Collections with ⇨

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How to type or find ⇨

Also called
hollow arrow · outline arrow · white right arrow
Search it as
white arrow · right arrow · next arrow · arrow symbol
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 21E8, then AltX 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 white arrow”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 21e8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⇨
CSS
\21E8
Windows (Word)
Type 21E8, then press AltX.
Mac
Turn on the Unicode Hex Input source, hold Option and type 21E8.
Linux
Press CtrlShiftU, type 21e8, then Space or Enter.
Phone
Most phone keyboards don't offer it; paste it or set up a text replacement such as ">>".
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⇨
HTML hex
⇨
CSS content
content: "\21E8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%87%A8
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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