Wide-headed North West Light Barb Arrow Symbol
🡤 is a directional arrow symbol pointing toward the northwest with a light-barb style head.
U+1F864
🡤 (Unicode U+1F864) is an arrow character used to indicate a northwest direction. It’s compact and useful for visual callouts in text where you want an arrow without images.
Wide-headed North West Light Barb Arrow Symbol Meaning
🡤 is a directional arrow that points to the northwest. The “wide-headed” and “light barb” description refers to the arrow’s stylized head and barb shape, which makes it look like a precise navigation or diagram cue rather than a generic right/left arrow. In practice, people use it when they need a text-friendly symbol for “go northwest,” “turn northwest,” or “move toward the upper-left” in a map-like layout, UI labels, diagrams, or step-by-step instructions. Because it’s a Unicode character, it can be copied into documents, chat, and web content where emoji-like symbols are supported.
Common uses
- •Map directions in text (e.g., “head 🡤 for the next block”)
- •Diagram and flow-chart annotations indicating an upper-left route
- •Game UI or HUD labels for movement toward the northwest
- •Step-by-step instructions that require a compact arrow indicator
- •Design mockups where icons must be pasted as text
Examples
🡤 Wide-Headed North West Light Barb Arrow
- 🡤Turn 🡤 to reach the north road.
- 🡤Move 🡤 to align the marker with the waypoint.
- 🡤From the entrance, head 🡤 for two intersections.
- 🡤Select the path that goes 🡤 across the grid.
- 🡤In the diagram, the next segment is labeled 🡤.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F864 | |
| HTML Entity | 🡤 | |
| HTML Code | 🡤 | |
| CSS | \1F864 | |
| Decimal | 129124 |
How to type Wide-headed North West Light Barb Arrow Symbol (🡤)
On Windows
In Word, type 1F864 then press Alt + X. Or open the emoji picker with Windows key + period.
On Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer and search for the character.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f864, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy 🡤 with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Wide-headed North West Light Barb Arrow symbol mean?
🡤 is a directional arrow that points to the northwest. The “wide-headed” and “light barb” description refers to the arrow’s stylized head and barb shape, which makes it look like a precise navigation or diagram cue rather than a generic right/left arrow. In practice, people use it when they need a text-friendly symbol for “go northwest,” “turn northwest,” or “move toward the upper-left” in a map-like layout, UI labels, diagrams, or step-by-step instructions. Because it’s a Unicode character, it can be copied into documents, chat, and web content where emoji-like symbols are supported.
What Unicode character is 🡤?
🡤 is the “WIDE-HEADED NORTH WEST LIGHT BARB ARROW” with Unicode code point U+1F864.
How can I copy/paste 🡤 into code or HTML?
Use the HTML entity 🡤 or the Unicode escape \\u{1F864} (JavaScript). For CSS/Unicode escaping, use \\1F864.
What direction does 🡤 indicate?
It indicates a northwest direction (upper-left) in a directional arrow style.
Will 🡤 display correctly everywhere?
It should work anywhere Unicode emoji-like symbols are supported, but appearance can vary by font and platform.