U+21AB

Leftwards arrow with loop↫

Leftwards arrow with loop 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", "loop".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21AB
Decimal
8619
Hex
0x21AB
Octal
0o20653

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21AB
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH LOOP
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT ARROW WITH LOOP
DecimalBase 108619
HexadecimalBase 160x21AB
OctalBase 80o20653
BinaryBase 20010000110101011
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: "…"\21AB
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%AB

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21AB
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21AB
Python\u21AB
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21AB

Byte encodings

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

How to type Leftwards arrow with loop

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21ab, 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, \21AB in CSS, and \u21AB in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH LOOP
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT ARROW WITH LOOP
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 loop 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 loop?

Leftwards arrow with loop is U+21AB (decimal 8619, hexadecimal 0x21AB, octal 0o20653). 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 loop?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards arrow with loop?

Use ↫ or ↫. In CSS, use content: "\21AB".

How do I type Leftwards arrow with loop in code?

JavaScript: "\u21AB". Python: "\u21AB". JSON and Java: "\u21AB". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 AB.

Is Leftwards arrow with loop an emoji?

No. Leftwards arrow with loop 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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