U+21BC

Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards↼

Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards 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", "harpoon".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21BC
Decimal
8636
Hex
0x21BC
Octal
0o20674

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21BC
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UPWARDS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT HARPOON WITH BARB UP
DecimalBase 108636
HexadecimalBase 160x21BC
OctalBase 80o20674
BinaryBase 20010000110111100
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: "…"\21BC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%BC

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21BC
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21BC
Python\u21BC
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21BC

Byte encodings

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

How to type Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21BC. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21bc, 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, \21BC in CSS, and \u21BC in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UPWARDS
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT HARPOON WITH BARB UP
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 harpoon with barb upwards 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 harpoon with barb upwards?

Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards is U+21BC (decimal 8636, hexadecimal 0x21BC, octal 0o20674). 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 harpoon with barb upwards?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards?

Use ↼ or ↼. In CSS, use content: "\21BC".

How do I type Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards in code?

JavaScript: "\u21BC". Python: "\u21BC". JSON and Java: "\u21BC". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 BC.

Is Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards an emoji?

No. Leftwards harpoon with barb upwards 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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