South East Arrow

The South East Arrow at U+2198 is a directional arrow symbol pointing diagonally down and to the right, used to show movement, relation, or navigation toward the southeast; it belongs to the Arrows block. In plain text it functions as a compact visual cue rather than a letter or punctuation mark. Its most common use is in maps, diagrams, game controls, and user interfaces where a diagonal direction matters: a route may continue ↘, a character may move down-right, or a menu hint may point to the lower-right part of a screen. It also appears in charts and annotations to suggest decrease or downward trend, especially when paired with a value, as in “sales ↘ 4%.” In mathematics and technical writing, ↘ can mark diagonal relationships in commutative diagrams, lattice diagrams, dependency charts, or step-by-step transformations. Writers also use it informally in notes and social posts as a shorthand arrow meaning “goes down to the right,” “leads toward,” or “look at the next item below.”