What does ➡️ mean?
Right arrow: a direction, the next step, 'this way', moving on.
Its official Unicode name is BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROW and its CLDR short name is "right arrow" (in Hungarian: "jobbra mutató nyíl"). It belongs to the Symbols group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- arrow
- cardinal
- direction
- east
- right
In Hungarian: égtáj, irány, jobbra, kelet, nyíl
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ➡️ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+27A1 U+FE0F. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
The trailing U+FE0F (emoji variation selector) asks the system to draw a colour emoji instead of a black-and-white text symbol. It is included when you copy it from here.
Technical details
- Official name
- BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROW
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- jobbra mutató nyíl
- English name (CLDR)
- right arrow
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Symbols · arrow
- Length
- 2 code points · 6 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :arrow_right:
Related emojis
- Down arrow
- Right arrow curving down
- TOP arrow
- Up arrow
- Up-right arrow
- Down-right arrow
- Down-left arrow
- Left arrow
Frequently asked questions
What does the ➡️ emoji mean?
Right arrow: a direction, the next step, 'this way', moving on.
How do I type the ➡️ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "arrow".
When was the ➡️ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.