HTML Entity for Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (➽)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+27BD
HTML entity for Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (U+27BD) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (➽) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+27BD (HEAVY WEDGE-TAILED RIGHTWARDS ARROW) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). It is a heavy right-pointing arrow with a distinctive wedge-shaped tail—ideal for navigation, next-step UI, flow diagrams, pagination, and forward directional cues beyond → or Unicode →.

Render it with ➽, ➽, or CSS escape \27BD. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse ➽ with U+279E (➞, triangle-headed right arrow) or U+27BB (➻, teardrop-shanked right arrow); each code point has a different glyph.

⚡ Quick Reference — Wedge Tailed Arrow

Unicode U+27BD

Dingbats block

Hex Code ➽

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ➽

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+27BD
Hex code       ➽
HTML code      ➽
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \27BD
Meaning        Heavy wedge-tailed right arrow
Related        U+279E = triangle headed (➞)
               U+27BB = teardrop shanked (➻)
               U+2799 = heavy right (➙)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (➽) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape on a pseudo-element:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\27BD";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Wedge Tailed Arrow using Hexadecimal: &#x27BD;</p>
<p>Wedge Tailed Arrow using HTML Code: &#10173;</p>
<p id="point">Wedge Tailed Arrow using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (➽) is widely supported in modern browsers when the font includes Dingbats arrow glyphs:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (➽) in context, compared with other right-pointing arrows:

Next step Continue ➽
Pagination Page 1 ➽ Page 2
Large glyph ➽
Comparison ➽   ➞   ➻
Numeric refs &#x27BD; &#10173; \27BD

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x27BD; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 27BD to display the wedge-tailed right arrow. Always include the trailing semicolon so the reference is not parsed as &#x27; (apostrophe) plus BD. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10173; uses the decimal Unicode value 10173 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\27BD is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in content on ::after for next buttons, pagination, and forward navigation cues.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce ➽. Unicode U+27BD is in the Dingbats block. Next: Heavy Wide Headed Right Arrow.

✅

Use Cases

The Heavy Wedge Tailed Right Arrow (➽) is commonly used in:

➽ Navigation

Forward direction, next-step, and continue indicators in menus and wizards.

👈 UI controls

Buttons, links, and call-to-action elements that point right or forward.

📊 Flowcharts

Process flow and decision-tree connectors pointing to the next step.

📄 Pagination

Carousel, slideshow, and paginated list next controls.

🔨 CSS content

content: "\27BD" on ::after without extra HTML markup.

📱 App UI

Mobile list chevrons, drill-down rows, and forward gesture hints.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Pair ➽ with aria-label="Next" or visible “Continue” text on controls
  • Use content: "\27BD" via ::after on next/forward buttons
  • Wrap navigation in semantic <nav> and links in <a>
  • Declare UTF-8 with <meta charset="utf-8">
  • Keep one numeric style (hex or decimal) per project
  • Combine link text with the arrow for clarity and accessibility

Don’t

  • Use ➽ alone on buttons without accessible names
  • Confuse U+27BD (➽) with U+279E (➞) or U+27BB (➻)
  • Expect a named HTML entity for U+27BD
  • Use CSS \27BD in HTML text nodes
  • Rely on the arrow alone when the action must be explicit

Key Takeaways

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Two HTML numeric references plus CSS insert U+27BD

&#x27BD; &#10173;
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For CSS, use \27BD in the content property (often ::after)

3

Unicode U+27BD — heavy wedge-tailed right arrow (➽)

4

Distinct from triangle headed U+279E (➞) and teardrop shanked U+27BB (➻)

5

Next: Heavy Wide Headed Right Arrow

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x27BD; (hex), &#10173; (decimal), or \27BD in CSS content. There is no named entity. All three methods render the arrow (➽) correctly.
U+27BD (HEAVY WEDGE-TAILED RIGHTWARDS ARROW). Dingbats block. Hex 27BD, decimal 10173. The symbol (➽) is a heavy right-pointing arrow with a wedge-shaped tail.
For directional indicators and navigation, UI next-step buttons and links, flowcharts and process diagrams, pagination or carousel controls, and any content that needs a clear right or forward symbol.
HTML references (&#10173; or &#x27BD;) go in markup. The CSS escape \27BD is used in stylesheets, typically on ::after for links and buttons. Both produce ➽.
Named entities cover common ASCII, Latin-1, and widely used symbols. U+27BD uses numeric hex (&#x27BD;) or decimal (&#10173;) codes, which is standard for Dingbats arrow symbols.

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