Back-Tilted Shadowed White Rightwards Arrow Symbol

A symbol from the Arrow Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ➫
Unicode: U+27AB
HTML entity: ➫
Category: Arrow Symbols

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About the back-tilted shadowed white rightwards arrow symbol

The character is often referred to simply as a shadowed right arrow. It depicts a white arrowhead pointing to the right, with a dark shadow falling behind and below it, and the arrow itself tilting slightly backward.

This symbol appears in decorative or ornamental contexts, such as in bulleted lists, signage, or graphic design, where a more stylized directional indicator is desired. It is occasionally used in older computing interfaces or printed materials to draw attention to a next step or action, but it is not part of standard modern emoji sets.

How to type Back-Tilted Shadowed White Rightwards Arrow

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 27AB then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 27AB.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.