Rightwards Arrow with Notched Tail 🢚
🢚 (U+1F89A) 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: Rightwards Arrow with Notched Tail 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: The RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH NOTCHED TAIL depicts a symbol used to indicate navigation and direction. It commonly serves as a cue to move forward in interfaces and documents. In user interfaces, it can mark the next step in a workflow or the primary action to continue. In instructional text, it helps readers travel to the next section or slide. In design layouts, it guides attention toward onward content or a linked resource. Across forms or menus, it signals progression and helps users predict what comes next. Cross‑platform appearance is generally consistent, but provide descriptive alt text for assistive tech to ensure accessibility.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F89A 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.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F89A - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A2 9A - UTF-16:
D83E DC9A - UTF-32:
0001F89A - HTML dec:
🢚 - HTML hex:
🢚 - JS escape:
\u{1F89A} - Python \N{}:
\N{RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH NOTCHED TAIL} - Python \U:
\U0001F89A - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A2%9A - CSS escape:
\1F89A
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F89A or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🢚 (hex) or 🢚 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.