U+21A4

Leftwards arrow from bar↤

Leftwards arrow from bar 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", "bar".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21A4
Decimal
8612
Hex
0x21A4
Octal
0o20644

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21A4
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT ARROW FROM BAR
DecimalBase 108612
HexadecimalBase 160x21A4
OctalBase 80o20644
BinaryBase 20010000110100100
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: "…"\21A4
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%A4

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21A4
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21A4
Python\u21A4
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21A4

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 A4
UTF-16 (BE)21A4
UTF-32 (BE)000021A4

How to type Leftwards arrow from bar

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21A4 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21A4 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21A4. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards arrow from bar".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21a4, 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, \21A4 in CSS, and \u21A4 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT ARROW FROM BAR
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 from bar 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 from bar?

Leftwards arrow from bar is U+21A4 (decimal 8612, hexadecimal 0x21A4, octal 0o20644). 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 from bar?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards arrow from bar?

Use ↤ or ↤. In CSS, use content: "\21A4".

How do I type Leftwards arrow from bar in code?

JavaScript: "\u21A4". Python: "\u21A4". JSON and Java: "\u21A4". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 A4.

Is Leftwards arrow from bar an emoji?

No. Leftwards arrow from bar 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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