U+21BD

Leftwards harpoon with barb downwards↽

Leftwards harpoon with barb downwards 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+21BD
Decimal
8637
Hex
0x21BD
Octal
0o20675

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21BD
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT HARPOON WITH BARB DOWN
DecimalBase 108637
HexadecimalBase 160x21BD
OctalBase 80o20675
BinaryBase 20010000110111101
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: "…"\21BD
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%BD

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21BD
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21BD
Python\u21BD
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21BD

Byte encodings

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

How to type Leftwards harpoon with barb downwards

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21bd, 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, \21BD in CSS, and \u21BD in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT HARPOON WITH BARB DOWN
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 downwards 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 downwards?

Leftwards harpoon with barb downwards is U+21BD (decimal 8637, hexadecimal 0x21BD, octal 0o20675). 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 downwards?

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

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

Use ↽ or ↽. In CSS, use content: "\21BD".

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

JavaScript: "\u21BD". Python: "\u21BD". JSON and Java: "\u21BD". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 BD.

Is Leftwards harpoon with barb downwards an emoji?

No. Leftwards harpoon with barb downwards 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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