U+21A5

Upwards arrow from bar↥

Upwards 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", "up", "bar".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21A5
Decimal
8613
Hex
0x21A5
Octal
0o20645

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21A5
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0UPWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasUP ARROW FROM BAR
DecimalBase 108613
HexadecimalBase 160x21A5
OctalBase 80o20645
BinaryBase 20010000110100101
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: "…"\21A5
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%A5

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21A5
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21A5
Python\u21A5
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21A5

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 A5
UTF-16 (BE)21A5
UTF-32 (BE)000021A5

How to type Upwards arrow from bar

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21A5 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21A5 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21A5. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Upwards arrow from bar".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21a5, 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, \21A5 in CSS, and \u21A5 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
UPWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
Unicode 1.0 name
UP 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 Upwards 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 Upwards arrow from bar?

Upwards arrow from bar is U+21A5 (decimal 8613, hexadecimal 0x21A5, octal 0o20645). 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 Upwards arrow from bar?

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

What is the HTML code for Upwards arrow from bar?

Use ↥ or ↥. In CSS, use content: "\21A5".

How do I type Upwards arrow from bar in code?

JavaScript: "\u21A5". Python: "\u21A5". JSON and Java: "\u21A5". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 A5.

Is Upwards arrow from bar an emoji?

No. Upwards 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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