Rightwards Arrow With Stroke
Block: Arrows
- Symbol
- ↛
- Unicode
U+219B- Unicode name
- RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE
- Block
- Arrows
- Category
- Symbol, Math
- Type
- Unicode symbol
Rightwards Arrow With Stroke (↛) is encoded as U+219B and has the formal Unicode name RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE. Unicode classifies it as Symbol, Math in the Arrows block. Its name places it in the arrow/directional family, which gives the page a narrower identity than the glyph alone. Separately encoded named neighbors include ↚ Leftwards Arrow With Stroke (U+219A); those records should be compared by name and code point rather than merged because their shapes or terminology are related.
How Context Narrows the Meaning of ↛
↛ is encoded as U+219B and classified as Symbol, Math. Its formal name narrows it to the arrow/directional family rather than leaving the mark as an unidentified shape.
The Unicode identity and the surrounding document answer different questions: the code point tells you which character is present, while the surrounding formula, interface, document, or notation system determines the local interpretation. Keeping those layers separate prevents a visual guess from being treated as a character definition.
Need to identify another character? Use what is this symbol (↛)? with the symbol itself, its Unicode value, or a description of how it looks.
How ↛ Is Encoded
U+219B = decimal 8603 = HTML ↛ / ↛. A Unicode escape-style form is u219B. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 86 9B.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.
↛ and Its Separately Encoded Neighbors
Unicode stores ↛ as U+219B, while nearby records include ↚ Leftwards Arrow With Stroke (U+219A). These are separate encoded identities, not alternate font drawings of one character.
The comparison is useful because a shared word in the name, a mirrored direction, or a similar outline can make two symbols appear interchangeable. When the distinction matters, compare the complete Unicode name and code point before replacing one record with another.