U+21AD

Left right wave arrow↭

Left right wave arrow 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", "wavy", "both".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21AD
Decimal
8621
Hex
0x21AD
Octal
0o20655

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21AD
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT RIGHT WAVE ARROW
DecimalBase 108621
HexadecimalBase 160x21AD
OctalBase 80o20655
BinaryBase 20010000110101101
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: "…"\21AD
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%AD

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21AD
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21AD
Python\u21AD
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21AD

Byte encodings

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

How to type Left right wave arrow

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21AD. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left right wave arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21ad, 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, \21AD in CSS, and \u21AD in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT RIGHT WAVE ARROW
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 Left right wave arrow 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 Left right wave arrow?

Left right wave arrow is U+21AD (decimal 8621, hexadecimal 0x21AD, octal 0o20655). 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 Left right wave arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT RIGHT WAVE ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Left right wave arrow?

Use ↭ or ↭. In CSS, use content: "\21AD".

How do I type Left right wave arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21AD". Python: "\u21AD". JSON and Java: "\u21AD". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 AD.

Is Left right wave arrow an emoji?

No. Left right wave arrow 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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