Unicode arrows in FM 10

OK, so I'm using Arial as my standard font. I go to the curiously geeky character palette and select Arial as the font. Then I locate 21E7, a.k.a. upwards white arrow; it's clearly visible on the palette, which is encouraging. But what shows up in my document, both on-screen and as a .pdf? a question-mark. Clearly some sort of gap or discrepancy between interface and reality which I'm failing to appreciate … hints and tips welcome.

Are you using the system or the FM character map?
Anyway, I just tried this in FM9 on Win7/64.
The 21E7 code point is not populated in "Arial", although simple Arial does seem to have numerous Unicode glpyhs. I had expected it to be the same old Western 1252 set, but MS has apparently extended it somewhat.
21E7 is populated in "Arial Unicode MS", and pastes into FM with no problem, as an "UPWARDS WHITE ARROW". If I change the font to Arial, it reverts to a "?".
If I were going to use this in a document, I'd be tempted to implement it as a Variable, so that the font assignment is deliberate, sticky and ends after the glyph.
Character Format:
Name: Arial_Unicode_MS
Font Family Arial Unicode MS (everything else As-Is)
New Variable:
Name: char.U+2137.upwards_white_arrow
Def: <Arial_Unicode_MS>\u21e7

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