U+219E

Leftwards two headed arrow↞

Leftwards two headed 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", "left", "double", "head".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+219E
Decimal
8606
Hex
0x219E
Octal
0o20636

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+219E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT TWO HEADED ARROW
DecimalBase 108606
HexadecimalBase 160x219E
OctalBase 80o20636
BinaryBase 20010000110011110
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: "…"\219E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%9E

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u219E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u219E
Python\u219E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u219E

Byte encodings

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

How to type Leftwards two headed arrow

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 219e, 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, \219E in CSS, and \u219E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT TWO HEADED 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 two headed 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 two headed arrow?

Leftwards two headed arrow is U+219E (decimal 8606, hexadecimal 0x219E, octal 0o20636). 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 two headed arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards two headed arrow?

Use ↞ or ↞. In CSS, use content: "\219E".

How do I type Leftwards two headed arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u219E". Python: "\u219E". JSON and Java: "\u219E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 9E.

Is Leftwards two headed arrow an emoji?

No. Leftwards two headed 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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