Heavy Teardrop-Shanked Rightwards Arrow ➻

➻ (U+27BB) 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 Teardrop-Shanked Rightwards Arrow 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 TEARDROP-SHANKED RIGHTWARDS ARROW (U+27BB) belongs to the Dingbats block and uses the Common script. It appears as a bold rightward arrow with a teardrop-shaped shaft. It has been used in documents and interfaces to indicate direction. In many interfaces, arrows guide users through menus and pages. The symbol communicates movement or flow in a simple form. The codepoint U+27BB uniquely identifies this glyph in Unicode. As a drawing symbol in dingbats, it serves as a visual cue without words. The motif fits design tasks that require clear navigation cues or status flow. Arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. The character can be placed beside options to show where to proceed or how to move through a sequence. Because it belongs to Dingbats, it appears in fonts that supply decorative symbols for print and screen. In practice, designers use it to support quick recognition and to save space in layouts.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+27BB 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.