Heavy Chevron Snowflake ❆

❆ (U+2746) 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: Heavy Chevron Snowflake is part of the Symbols family (block: Dingbats). 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 character HEAVY CHEVRON SNOWFLAKE (U+2746) comes from the Dingbats block. It is a decorative symbol used in text and design. Its shape blends a bold chevron mark with a snowflake-like element. In history, such symbols were added to typesets for visual variety and space filling. Users often copy this character from character sets or fonts that include dingbats. In practice, the symbol serves as a bracket or marker in writing and code. It acts to delimit groups, parameters, or quoted text. When editors or developers format lists or arguments, this snowflake chevron can stand in for a visual boundary. It is not a standard punctuation mark and is chosen mainly for appearance. The symbol is used sparingly, mainly for emphasis or stylistic purpose. As with other dingbat symbols, its meaning is determined by context. In digital text, it is supported where the font includes the glyph. Readers should treat it as a decorative delimiter rather than a formal part of syntax or grammar.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2746 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.