Rightwards White Arrow

Rightwards White Arrow at U+21E8 is a hollow arrow pointing to the right, used to show direction, progression, or a move from one item to the next. It belongs to the Arrows block, which contains many symbolic arrows for diagrams, technical notation, and text-based labels. In everyday documents, this character most often appears as a visual cue in instructions, forms, slides, and signage-style text: “Step 1 ⇨ Step 2” or “old address ⇨ new address.” The white, outlined style gives it a more prominent or decorative look than a plain right arrow, so it is sometimes chosen for navigation hints, process flows, and callouts. It can also be used in educational or technical diagrams where a rightward relationship needs to be shown without the formal meaning of a mathematical implication arrow. In plain-text notes, forums, and spreadsheets, people may use it as a compact separator meaning “goes to,” “leads to,” or “converted into,” especially when a heavier or more visible arrow is desired.