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Technical information

Symbol→
NameRightwards arrow
Unicode numberU+2192
CategoryTriangle-headed arrows
DescriptionThe Unicode character →, or U+2192, is known as the "Rightwards Arrow". It is part of the "Arrows" block and falls under the "Math Symbol" category in the Unicode standard. This character is frequently used in mathematics, computer science, and other scientific fields to represent a variety of concepts. In mathematics, for instance, it can denote a function mapping from one set to another. In flowcharts and diagrams, the rightwards arrow is often used to indicate direction or progress from one point or step to another. Furthermore, in textual contexts, it's sometimes used to symbolize a transition or transformation, pointing from the cause or source to the result or effect.

Encoding

HTML Entity→
HTML Entity (hex)→
HTML Entity (named)→
URL Escape Code%E2%86%92
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x86 0x92
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10000110:10010010
UTF-160x2192
UTF-320x00002192

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2192"
CSS Code\2192
JavaScript"\u2192"
Perl\x{2192}
Python 2u"\u2192"
Python 3\u2192
Ruby\u{2192}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this → in sentence and in bold like this → and in italic like this →.

Font size:

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CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
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input-group
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button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#8594;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2192";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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-apple-system
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Apple Color Emoji
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Arial
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BlinkMacSystemFont
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Oxygen
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Roboto
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"Segoe UI"
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Emoji
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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Ubuntu
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Verdana

References