U+21A0

Rightwards two headed arrow↠

Rightwards 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", "right", "double", "head".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21A0
Decimal
8608
Hex
0x21A0
Octal
0o20640

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21A0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT TWO HEADED ARROW
DecimalBase 108608
HexadecimalBase 160x21A0
OctalBase 80o20640
BinaryBase 20010000110100000
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: "…"\21A0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%A0

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21A0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21A0
Python\u21A0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21A0

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 A0
UTF-16 (BE)21A0
UTF-32 (BE)000021A0

How to type Rightwards two headed arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21A0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21A0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21A0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards two headed arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21a0, 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, \21A0 in CSS, and \u21A0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT TWO HEADED ARROW
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 Rightwards 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 Rightwards two headed arrow?

Rightwards two headed arrow is U+21A0 (decimal 8608, hexadecimal 0x21A0, octal 0o20640). 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 Rightwards two headed arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "RIGHTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "RIGHT TWO HEADED ARROW". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Rightwards two headed arrow?

Use ↠ or ↠. In CSS, use content: "\21A0".

How do I type Rightwards two headed arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21A0". Python: "\u21A0". JSON and Java: "\u21A0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 A0.

Is Rightwards two headed arrow an emoji?

No. Rightwards 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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