Right arrow

Meaning and uses

The standard right arrow. It shows direction, order or cause and effect, as in idea → plan → result, and it points readers to a link in bios. It is part of almost every font.

Unicode details

→ is the Unicode character named RIGHTWARDS ARROW, code point U+2192, in the Arrows block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, 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 2192 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 “rightwards arrow”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2192, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use → or →. In a CSS content property, use "\2192".