↘ is the Unicode emoji SOUTH EAST ARROW (“down-right arrow”), code point U+2198 (decimal 8600) in the Arrows block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ↘, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 86 98.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2198 |
| Decimal | 8600 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 98 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2198 |
| UTF-32 | 00002198 |
| HTML decimal | ↘ |
| HTML hex | ↘ |
| HTML named | ↘ ↘ ↘ |
| CSS | \2198 |
| JavaScript | \u2198 |
| JSON | \u2198 |
| Python | \u2198 |
| Python by name | \N{SOUTH EAST ARROW} |
| Java, C# | \u2198 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2198} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2198 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%86%98 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | SOUTH EAST ARROW |
| Emoji name | down-right arrow |
| Code point | U+2198 (decimal 8600) |
| Block | Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Arrows
- ← U+2190 Leftwards Arrow
- ↑ U+2191 Upwards Arrow
- → U+2192 Rightwards Arrow
- ↓ U+2193 Downwards Arrow
- ↔ U+2194 Left-right arrow
- ↕ U+2195 Up-down arrow
- ↖ U+2196 Up-left arrow
- ↗ U+2197 Up-right arrow
- ↙ U+2199 Down-left arrow
- ↚ U+219A Leftwards Arrow With Stroke
- ↛ U+219B Rightwards Arrow With Stroke
- ↜ U+219C Leftwards Wave Arrow
- ↝ U+219D Rightwards Wave Arrow
- ↞ U+219E Leftwards Two Headed Arrow
- ↟ U+219F Upwards Two Headed Arrow
- ↠ U+21A0 Rightwards Two Headed Arrow
All 112 characters: Arrows.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ↘?
- Use the named entity ↘, or ↘ (decimal) or ↘ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2198?
- E2 86 98 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%86%98.
- How do I write U+2198 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2198. Python: \u2198.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3) and the Unicode emoji test data; HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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