Long right arrow

Meaning and uses

A right arrow with an extra-long shaft. It works for timelines and for giving a direction more room in a heading or a bio.

Unicode details

⟶ is the Unicode character named LONG RIGHTWARDS ARROW, code point U+27F6, in the Supplemental Arrows-A block. It was added in Unicode 3.2 in 2002, and Unicode classes it as a maths symbol (general category Sm).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ⟶

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 27F6 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ⟶.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “long rightwards arrow”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 27f6, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ⟶. In a CSS content property, use "\27F6".