U+21A6

Rightwards arrow from bar↦

Rightwards 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", "right", "maps", "to".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21A6
Decimal
8614
Hex
0x21A6
Octal
0o20646

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21A6
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT ARROW FROM BAR
DecimalBase 108614
HexadecimalBase 160x21A6
OctalBase 80o20646
BinaryBase 20010000110100110
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: "…"\21A6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%A6

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21A6
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21A6
Python\u21A6
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21A6

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 A6
UTF-16 (BE)21A6
UTF-32 (BE)000021A6

How to type Rightwards arrow from bar

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21A6 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21A6 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21A6. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards arrow from bar".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21a6, 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, \21A6 in CSS, and \u21A6 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT ARROW FROM BAR
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 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 Rightwards arrow from bar?

Rightwards arrow from bar is U+21A6 (decimal 8614, hexadecimal 0x21A6, octal 0o20646). 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 arrow from bar?

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

What is the HTML code for Rightwards arrow from bar?

Use ↦ or ↦. In CSS, use content: "\21A6".

How do I type Rightwards arrow from bar in code?

JavaScript: "\u21A6". Python: "\u21A6". JSON and Java: "\u21A6". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 A6.

Is Rightwards arrow from bar an emoji?

No. Rightwards 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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