U+21B7

Clockwise top semicircle arrow

Clockwise top semicircle 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", "redo", "rotate".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21B7
Decimal
8631
Hex
0x21B7
Octal
0o20667

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21B7
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CLOCKWISE TOP SEMICIRCLE ARROW
DecimalBase 108631
HexadecimalBase 160x21B7
OctalBase 80o20667
BinaryBase 20010000110110111
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: "…"\21B7
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%B7

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21B7
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21B7
Python\u21B7
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21B7

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 B7
UTF-16 (BE)21B7
UTF-32 (BE)000021B7

How to type Clockwise top semicircle arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21B7 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21B7 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21B7. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Clockwise top semicircle arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21b7, 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, \21B7 in CSS, and \u21B7 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CLOCKWISE TOP SEMICIRCLE 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 Clockwise top semicircle 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 Clockwise top semicircle arrow?

Clockwise top semicircle arrow is U+21B7 (decimal 8631, hexadecimal 0x21B7, octal 0o20667). 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 Clockwise top semicircle arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "CLOCKWISE TOP SEMICIRCLE ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Clockwise top semicircle arrow?

Use ↷ or ↷. In CSS, use content: "\21B7".

How do I type Clockwise top semicircle arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21B7". Python: "\u21B7". JSON and Java: "\u21B7". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 B7.

Is Clockwise top semicircle arrow an emoji?

No. Clockwise top semicircle 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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