U+21B8

North west arrow to long bar↸

North west arrow to long bar 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", "home".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21B8
Decimal
8632
Hex
0x21B8
Octal
0o20670

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21B8
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0NORTH WEST ARROW TO LONG BAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasUPPER LEFT ARROW TO LONG BAR
DecimalBase 108632
HexadecimalBase 160x21B8
OctalBase 80o20670
BinaryBase 20010000110111000
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: "…"\21B8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%B8

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21B8
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21B8
Python\u21B8
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21B8

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 B8
UTF-16 (BE)21B8
UTF-32 (BE)000021B8

How to type North west arrow to long bar

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21B8 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21B8 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21B8. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "North west arrow to long bar".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21b8, 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, \21B8 in CSS, and \u21B8 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
NORTH WEST ARROW TO LONG BAR
Unicode 1.0 name
UPPER LEFT ARROW TO LONG BAR
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 North west arrow to long bar 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 North west arrow to long bar?

North west arrow to long bar is U+21B8 (decimal 8632, hexadecimal 0x21B8, octal 0o20670). 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 North west arrow to long bar?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "NORTH WEST ARROW TO LONG BAR"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "UPPER LEFT ARROW TO LONG BAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for North west arrow to long bar?

Use ↸ or ↸. In CSS, use content: "\21B8".

How do I type North west arrow to long bar in code?

JavaScript: "\u21B8". Python: "\u21B8". JSON and Java: "\u21B8". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 B8.

Is North west arrow to long bar an emoji?

No. North west arrow to long bar 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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