U+21B9

Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar↹

Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to 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 "tab", "key", "arrow".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21B9
Decimal
8633
Hex
0x21B9
Octal
0o20671

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21B9
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHT ARROW TO BAR
DecimalBase 108633
HexadecimalBase 160x21B9
OctalBase 80o20671
BinaryBase 20010000110111001
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2190–U+21FFArrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)↹
HTML entity (hex)↹
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\21B9
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%B9

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21B9
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21B9
Python\u21B9
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21B9

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 86 B9
UTF-16 (BE)21B9
UTF-32 (BE)000021B9

How to type Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21B9 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21B9 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21B9. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21b9, 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, \21B9 in CSS, and \u21B9 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHT ARROW TO 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 Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to 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 Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar?

Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar is U+21B9 (decimal 8633, hexadecimal 0x21B9, octal 0o20671). 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 Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LEFT ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHT ARROW TO BAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar?

Use ↹ or ↹. In CSS, use content: "\21B9".

How do I type Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar in code?

JavaScript: "\u21B9". Python: "\u21B9". JSON and Java: "\u21B9". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 B9.

Is Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to bar an emoji?

No. Leftwards arrow to bar over rightwards arrow to 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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