Wide-headed South West Barb Arrow Symbol
🡯 is a wide-headed arrow pointing to the southwest, useful for indicating direction in text and interfaces.
U+1F86F
The 🡯 arrow (WIDE-HEADED SOUTH WEST BARB ARROW) is part of the Arrows set. It’s a quick way to represent a southwest direction without needing words. Copy it into messages, design mockups, or code where Unicode characters are supported.
Wide-headed South West Barb Arrow Symbol Meaning
🡯, named “WIDE-HEADED SOUTH WEST BARB ARROW” (U+1F86F), is a directional symbol that points toward the southwest. Its wide head and barb make it visually distinct from simple arrows, helping users recognize direction at a glance. In writing and UI contexts, it commonly functions as a compact way to label “go southwest,” “turn toward the southwest,” or to annotate a route or diagram direction. Because it’s a single character, it’s often used where space is limited or where icons make instructions clearer than text.
Common uses
- •Indicating a “southwest” move or turn in game directions or map notes
- •Labeling a route segment in diagrams, flow charts, or infographic captions
- •Annotating UI elements like navigation hints or direction tags
- •Signaling directional actions in chat commands or instructional text
- •Adding a compact directional marker in documents and presentations
Examples
🡯 Wide-Headed South West Barb Arrow
- 🡯Move 🡯 to reach the next checkpoint.
- 🡯The highlighted path turns 🡯 near the intersection.
- 🡯Choose the route marked with 🡯 for the fastest option.
- 🡯Waypoint 3: head 🡯 for 200 meters.
- 🡯In the diagram, the arrow 🡯 indicates the southwest leg.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F86F | |
| HTML Entity | 🡯 | |
| HTML Code | 🡯 | |
| CSS | \1F86F |
FAQ
What does 🡯 mean?
🡯 is a wide-headed barb arrow that points southwest, used to indicate that direction in text or diagrams.
Where can I copy and use this symbol?
You can paste it into most Unicode-capable apps (messaging, documents, design tools) and into code as a Unicode character.
What are the official Unicode details for 🡯?
Unicode name: WIDE-HEADED SOUTH WEST BARB ARROW. Code point: U+1F86F. HTML entity: 🡯. CSS escape: \\1F86F. JavaScript escape: \\u{1F86F}.
Will it display correctly on all devices?
It should display on many modern systems that support this Unicode character, but appearance can vary if a font lacks support.