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🢅

Wide-headed North East Very Heavy Barb Arrow Symbol

🢅 is a bold north-east barb arrow used to indicate strong direction or emphasis.

U+1F885

🢅 is a directional arrow symbol pointing to the north-east with a very heavy, barbed arrowhead. It’s useful when you want a visually strong “go that way” cue in text and UI. This page helps you copy the symbol and use its official code points in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Wide-headed North East Very Heavy Barb Arrow Symbol Meaning

🢅 (Unicode U+1F885) is “WIDE-HEADED NORTH EAST VERY HEAVY BARB ARROW,” an arrow glyph designed to clearly communicate movement toward the north-east. Because the arrow is described as “very heavy” and has a “barb,” it visually reads as more emphatic and forceful than lighter arrows. In practice, people use it to highlight direction in diagrams, UI hints, maps-in-text, or notifications where the intent should be unmistakable. It can also work as a decorative icon for directional labels, “proceed” messages, or themed layouts that need a strong directional marker.

Common uses

  • Directional callouts in UI labels (e.g., “turn north-east” or “proceed NE”)
  • Emphasizing routes or steps in plain-text instructions and checklists
  • Decorating map-related text for apps, blogs, or travel notes
  • Creating directional icons in infographics and diagram captions
  • Adding emphasis to messages that require clear “go this way” guidance

Examples

🢅 Wide-Headed North East Very Heavy Barb Arrow

  • 🢅Follow the trail 🢅 to reach the next checkpoint.
  • 🢅Turn 🢅 at the intersection for the faster route.
  • 🢅Stage 2: move 🢅 until you see the marker.
  • 🢅Route overview: start here, then head 🢅.
  • 🢅Navigation hint: proceed 🢅 and watch for the sign.

Variations

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Technical codes

UnicodeU+1F885
HTML Entity🢅
HTML Code🢅
CSS\1F885

FAQ

What does 🢅 mean?

It’s a north-east pointing arrow described as a “wide-headed,” “very heavy,” “barb” arrow—commonly used to show strong direction toward the north-east.

What is the Unicode code point for 🢅?

The Unicode code point is U+1F885.

How can I copy 🢅 in HTML?

Use the HTML entity 🢅.

How do I use 🢅 in JavaScript?

Use \\u{1F885} in a JavaScript string.