How to insert the Black Right Pointing index ☛ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac.
Black Right Pointing index ☛ symbol can be used for pointing a direction on a sign or as a different bullet symbol.
There’s also a similar, lesser known symbol Black Right Pointing Backhand index ☛ which has fewer font variations.
How Black Right Pointing index ☛ looks in different fonts.
Here’s some examples of how Black Right Pointing index ☛ looks in common Office fonts.
Black Right Pointing index ☛ codes
These are the important code numbers or values you’ll need to enter the Black Right Pointing index or ☛
Decimal: 9755 Hex: 261B
Web: or ☛ or ☛
(web codes aren’t used in Microsoft Office, we’ve included them for the sake of completeness.)
Word and Outlook
The Black Right Pointing index ☛ sign does NOT have an inbuilt shortcut in Word.
Use the standard Word Alt + X symbol shortcut 261B + Alt + X
Once in a document you can copy it to AutoCorrect and make your own shortcut.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Insert | Symbols | Symbol and look for the Black Right Pointing index symbol.
Windows
In Windows there are several shortcuts to enter the Black Right Pointing index ☛ character into any program, but they use a numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters.
Alt + 9755
Windows Character Map
The Windows Character Map accessory in all Windows releases
Character Map has a search feature, something missing from the Insert | Symbol in Office.
MacOS and Office for Mac inserting characters
On a Mac, to enter the Black Right Pointing index ☛ symbol:
- Command + Control + Spacebar shortcut to open the Character Viewer.
- Search for “ Black Right Pointing index “ and the Viewer should find the symbol you need.
Despite the name Character Viewer, the Apple system tool will also insert characters into any program, including Office for Mac.
More right pointing hand symbols in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Right Pointing Hand ☞ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Left Right arrow ↔ in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Right arrow → symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
