U+21AE

Left right arrow with stroke↮

Left right arrow with stroke 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", "not", "both".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21AE
Decimal
8622
Hex
0x21AE
Octal
0o20656

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21AE
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH STROKE
DecimalBase 108622
HexadecimalBase 160x21AE
OctalBase 80o20656
BinaryBase 20010000110101110
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: "…"\21AE
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%AE

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21AE
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21AE
Python\u21AE
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21AE

Byte encodings

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

How to type Left right arrow with stroke

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21ae, 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, \21AE in CSS, and \u21AE in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH STROKE
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 Left right arrow with stroke 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 arrow with stroke?

Left right arrow with stroke is U+21AE (decimal 8622, hexadecimal 0x21AE, octal 0o20656). 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 arrow with stroke?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH STROKE". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Left right arrow with stroke?

Use ↮ or ↮. In CSS, use content: "\21AE".

How do I type Left right arrow with stroke in code?

JavaScript: "\u21AE". Python: "\u21AE". JSON and Java: "\u21AE". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 AE.

Is Left right arrow with stroke an emoji?

No. Left right arrow with stroke 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.

Related symbols in Arrows: Heavy & Decorative

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