U+21A2

Leftwards arrow with tail↢

Leftwards arrow with tail 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", "tail".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21A2
Decimal
8610
Hex
0x21A2
Octal
0o20642

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21A2
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT ARROW WITH TAIL
DecimalBase 108610
HexadecimalBase 160x21A2
OctalBase 80o20642
BinaryBase 20010000110100010
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: "…"\21A2
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%A2

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21A2
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21A2
Python\u21A2
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21A2

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 A2
UTF-16 (BE)21A2
UTF-32 (BE)000021A2

How to type Leftwards arrow with tail

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21A2 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21A2 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21A2. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards arrow with tail".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21a2, 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, \21A2 in CSS, and \u21A2 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT ARROW WITH TAIL
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 arrow with tail 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 tail?

Leftwards arrow with tail is U+21A2 (decimal 8610, hexadecimal 0x21A2, octal 0o20642). 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 tail?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards arrow with tail?

Use ↢ or ↢. In CSS, use content: "\21A2".

How do I type Leftwards arrow with tail in code?

JavaScript: "\u21A2". Python: "\u21A2". JSON and Java: "\u21A2". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 A2.

Is Leftwards arrow with tail an emoji?

No. Leftwards arrow with tail 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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