U+21B0

Upwards arrow with tip leftwards↰

Upwards arrow with tip leftwards 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", "turn", "corner".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21B0
Decimal
8624
Hex
0x21B0
Octal
0o20660

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21B0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0UPWARDS ARROW WITH TIP LEFTWARDS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasUP ARROW WITH TIP LEFT
DecimalBase 108624
HexadecimalBase 160x21B0
OctalBase 80o20660
BinaryBase 20010000110110000
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: "…"\21B0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%B0

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21B0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21B0
Python\u21B0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21B0

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 B0
UTF-16 (BE)21B0
UTF-32 (BE)000021B0

How to type Upwards arrow with tip leftwards

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21B0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21B0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21B0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Upwards arrow with tip leftwards".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21b0, 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, \21B0 in CSS, and \u21B0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
UPWARDS ARROW WITH TIP LEFTWARDS
Unicode 1.0 name
UP ARROW WITH TIP LEFT
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 Upwards arrow with tip leftwards 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 Upwards arrow with tip leftwards?

Upwards arrow with tip leftwards is U+21B0 (decimal 8624, hexadecimal 0x21B0, octal 0o20660). 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 Upwards arrow with tip leftwards?

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

What is the HTML code for Upwards arrow with tip leftwards?

Use ↰ or ↰. In CSS, use content: "\21B0".

How do I type Upwards arrow with tip leftwards in code?

JavaScript: "\u21B0". Python: "\u21B0". JSON and Java: "\u21B0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 B0.

Is Upwards arrow with tip leftwards an emoji?

No. Upwards arrow with tip leftwards 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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