U+21AC

Rightwards arrow with loop↬

Rightwards 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", "right", "loop".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21AC
Decimal
8620
Hex
0x21AC
Octal
0o20654

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21AC
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH LOOP
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT ARROW WITH LOOP
DecimalBase 108620
HexadecimalBase 160x21AC
OctalBase 80o20654
BinaryBase 20010000110101100
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: "…"\21AC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%AC

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21AC
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21AC
Python\u21AC
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21AC

Byte encodings

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

How to type Rightwards arrow with loop

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21ac, 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, \21AC in CSS, and \u21AC in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH LOOP
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT 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 Rightwards 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 Rightwards arrow with loop?

Rightwards arrow with loop is U+21AC (decimal 8620, hexadecimal 0x21AC, octal 0o20654). 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 with loop?

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

What is the HTML code for Rightwards arrow with loop?

Use ↬ or ↬. In CSS, use content: "\21AC".

How do I type Rightwards arrow with loop in code?

JavaScript: "\u21AC". Python: "\u21AC". JSON and Java: "\u21AC". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 AC.

Is Rightwards arrow with loop an emoji?

No. Rightwards 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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