U+21C0

Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards⇀

Rightwards 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", "vector".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C0
Decimal
8640
Hex
0x21C0
Octal
0o20700

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UPWARDS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT HARPOON WITH BARB UP
DecimalBase 108640
HexadecimalBase 160x21C0
OctalBase 80o20700
BinaryBase 20010000111000000
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: "…"\21C0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%80

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C0
Python\u21C0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C0

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 80
UTF-16 (BE)21C0
UTF-32 (BE)000021C0

How to type Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c0, 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, \21C0 in CSS, and \u21C0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UPWARDS
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT 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 Rightwards 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 Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards?

Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards is U+21C0 (decimal 8640, hexadecimal 0x21C0, octal 0o20700). 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 Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards?

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

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

Use ⇀ or ⇀. In CSS, use content: "\21C0".

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

JavaScript: "\u21C0". Python: "\u21C0". JSON and Java: "\u21C0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 80.

Is Rightwards harpoon with barb upwards an emoji?

No. Rightwards 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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