U+219A

Leftwards arrow with stroke↚

Leftwards arrow with stroke is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows: Heavy & Decorative. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "arrow", "not", "left".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+219A
Decimal
8602
Hex
0x219A
Octal
0o20632

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+219A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT ARROW WITH STROKE
DecimalBase 108602
HexadecimalBase 160x219A
OctalBase 80o20632
BinaryBase 20010000110011010
General categorySymbol, mathSm
Unicode blockU+2190–U+21FFArrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)↚
HTML entity (hex)↚
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\219A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%9A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u219A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u219A
Python\u219A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u219A

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 86 9A
UTF-16 (BE)219A
UTF-32 (BE)0000219A

How to type Leftwards arrow with stroke

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +219A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 219A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 219A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards arrow with stroke".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 219a, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ↚ in HTML, \219A in CSS, and \u219A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT ARROW WITH STROKE
Block
Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Arrows block: U2190.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Leftwards arrow with stroke symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ↚ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Leftwards arrow with stroke?

Leftwards arrow with stroke is U+219A (decimal 8602, hexadecimal 0x219A, octal 0o20632). It lives in the Arrows block (U+2190–U+21FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Leftwards arrow with stroke?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LEFT ARROW WITH STROKE". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Leftwards arrow with stroke?

Use ↚ or ↚. In CSS, use content: "\219A".

How do I type Leftwards arrow with stroke in code?

JavaScript: "\u219A". Python: "\u219A". JSON and Java: "\u219A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 9A.

Is Leftwards arrow with stroke an emoji?

No. Leftwards arrow with stroke is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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