Wide-Headed South East Barb Arrow 🡮

🡮 (U+1F86E) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Wide-Headed South East Barb Arrow is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Arrows-C). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: WIDE-HEADED SOUTH EAST BARB ARROW depicts the official name. Use it to show direction in interfaces and documents. Use it to guide navigation in apps, menus, and tutorials. Use it in diagrams to indicate flow or next steps. In signage and maps it can mark a southeast path. It also works in charts to point to a highlighted option or milestone. Across platforms, the symbol may render with different sizes or line weights; ensure sufficient contrast and add descriptive text for accessibility so screen readers can convey the direction clearly.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F86E in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.