➟

Heavy Black Dashed Upwards And Downwards Arrow

U+279F

➟

The ➟ heavy black dashed upwards and downwards arrow tends to show up in plain text whenever movement hints, step diagrams, process direction need more structure or visual direction.

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

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Where people actually use this symbol

Lists and navigation copy

➟ is practical in menus, bullet lists, directions, steps, and UI labels where the eye needs a quick visual pointer.

Where it works better than emoji

➟ is usually better than emoji when the goal is clean text structure, predictable alignment, and a lighter visual footprint. Emoji win on emotion; symbols win on control and clarity.

Alternative symbols to compare

Text symbols

U+2192

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Text symbols

U+2190

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Text symbols

U+2191

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Text symbols

U+2193

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Text symbols

Left Right Arrow

U+2194

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Text symbols

U+2195

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Related emoji

A right arrow, one of the simplest symbols for moving ahead, continuing, next steps, or looking to what follows.

arrowcardinaldirection

A left arrow, commonly used for going back, returning, previous steps, or pointing toward something on the left side.

arrowcardinaldirection

left-right arrow

A left-right arrow, useful for exchange, movement between two sides, or showing a two-way relationship.

arrowleft-right

Symbol details

Category: Text Symbols
Unicode: U+279F
HTML: ➟
ASCII: No