U+219C

Leftwards wave arrow↜

Leftwards wave arrow 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", "wavy", "left".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+219C
Decimal
8604
Hex
0x219C
Octal
0o20634

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+219C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS WAVE ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT WAVE ARROW
DecimalBase 108604
HexadecimalBase 160x219C
OctalBase 80o20634
BinaryBase 20010000110011100
General categorySymbol, otherSo
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: "…"\219C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%9C

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u219C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u219C
Python\u219C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u219C

Byte encodings

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

How to type Leftwards wave arrow

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 219c, 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, \219C in CSS, and \u219C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS WAVE ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT WAVE ARROW
Block
Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

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 wave arrow 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 wave arrow?

Leftwards wave arrow is U+219C (decimal 8604, hexadecimal 0x219C, octal 0o20634). 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 wave arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFTWARDS WAVE ARROW"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LEFT WAVE ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Leftwards wave arrow?

Use ↜ or ↜. In CSS, use content: "\219C".

How do I type Leftwards wave arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u219C". Python: "\u219C". JSON and Java: "\u219C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 9C.

Is Leftwards wave arrow an emoji?

No. Leftwards wave arrow 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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