🔝 TOP arrow emoji: meaning, copy and paste

How to type it

Windows 10/11

Press Win + . (period) and start typing "arrow".

Mac

Press Ctrl + Cmd + Space (or 🌐 + E) and search for "arrow".

iPhone, Android

Open the emoji keyboard, tap search and type "arrow".

GitHub, Slack, Discord

Type :top: – most chat apps accept the same shortcode.

Word

Type 1F51D and press Alt + X.

What does 🔝 mean?

TOP arrow: the top, the best, 'back to top'.

Its official Unicode name is TOP WITH UPWARDS ARROW ABOVE and its CLDR short name is "TOP arrow" (in Hungarian: "csúcsra 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
homie
TOP
up

In Hungarian: felfelé, nyíl, top

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+1F51D. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.

Technical details

Official name: TOP WITH UPWARDS ARROW ABOVE
Hungarian name (CLDR): csúcsra nyíl
English name (CLDR): TOP arrow
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
Group: Symbols · arrow
Length: 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
Shortcode: :top:

Related emojis

Right arrow
Down arrow
Right arrow curving down
Up arrow
Up-right arrow
Down-right arrow
Down-left arrow
Left arrow

Frequently asked questions

What does the 🔝 emoji mean?

TOP arrow: the top, the best, 'back to top'.

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.