Meaning
A rightward-pointing arrow that gracefully curves upward, creating an elegant diagonal sweep from lower-left to upper-right. The design emphasizes upward trajectory and positive movement, rendered as a simple line with a clean arrowhead, typically in neutral gray or dark tones.
This arrow is perfect for showing an "escalation," "leveling up," or "going up" in energy, status, or intensity. You might use it when something is improving, getting better, or reaching new heights—think stock prices going up, mood lifting, or stakes rising. It visually reinforces positive momentum and growth.
In conversations, it often accompanies statements about achievement, success, or climbing toward goals. It can also mean "reply above" in threaded discussions or indicate looking back to earlier messages in a chat. The upward curve makes it feel optimistic and forward-moving compared to downward-pointing variants.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this arrow has remained a consistent symbol for upward motion and positive change across digital platforms for over a decade.
Common Uses
- • Showing improvement or things getting better
- • Indicating growth or leveling up
- • Expressing increased energy or enthusiasm
- • Referring to something earlier in a conversation
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The upward-curve arrow has become informal shorthand in financial and fitness communities for gains, progress, and positive momentum, often paired with celebratory emoji.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:arrow_heading_up: :arrow_heading_up: :arrow_heading_up: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ⤴ |
| HTML (hex) | ⤴ |
| CSS | \2934 |
| JavaScript | \u2934 |
| Python | \U00002934 |
| Java | \u2934 |
| Perl | \x{2934} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{2934} |
| Punycode | xn--850 |
| URL Encoded | %E2%A4%B4 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0xA4 0xB4 |
⤴️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | ডান তীর উপরের দিকে বাঁকানো |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 右上弯箭头 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 右上旋轉箭頭 |
| Danish | pil mod højre med sving opad |
| Dutch | pijl naar rechts die omhoog draait |
| English | right arrow curving up |
| English (UK) | right arrow curving up |
| Estonian | kaardus nool üles |
| Finnish | ylös kääntyvä nuoli |
| French | flèche courbe haut |
| German | geschwungener Pfeil nach oben |
| Hindi | ऊपर की ओर मुड़ा दायाँ तीर |
| Hungarian | felfelé görbülő jobb nyíl |
| Italian | freccia curva in alto |
| Japanese | 上カーブ矢印 |
| Korean | 오른쪽에서 위로 꺾는 화살표 |
| Lithuanian | rodyklė į dešinę, užlenkta į viršų |
| Malay | anak panah ke kanan melengkung ke atas |
| Norwegian | pil som bøyer opp |
| Polish | strzałka w prawo skręcająca w górę |
| Portuguese | seta para a direita curvada para cima |
| Russian | стрелка вправо с поворотом вверх |
| Spanish | flecha derecha curvándose hacia arriba |
| Spanish (Mexico) | flecha derecha curvándose hacia arriba |
| Swedish | svängd uppåtpil |
| Thai | ลูกศรโค้งขึ้น |
| Ukrainian | стрілка вправо з вигином угору |
| Vietnamese | mũi tên phải cong lên |