U+21C1

Rightwards harpoon with barb downwards⇁

Rightwards 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+21C1
Decimal
8641
Hex
0x21C1
Octal
0o20701

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C1
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT HARPOON WITH BARB DOWN
DecimalBase 108641
HexadecimalBase 160x21C1
OctalBase 80o20701
BinaryBase 20010000111000001
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: "…"\21C1
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%81

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C1
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C1
Python\u21C1
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C1

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 81
UTF-16 (BE)21C1
UTF-32 (BE)000021C1

How to type Rightwards harpoon with barb downwards

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C1 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C1 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C1. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards harpoon with barb downwards".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c1, 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, \21C1 in CSS, and \u21C1 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT 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 Rightwards 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 Rightwards harpoon with barb downwards?

Rightwards harpoon with barb downwards is U+21C1 (decimal 8641, hexadecimal 0x21C1, octal 0o20701). 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 downwards?

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

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

Use ⇁ or ⇁. In CSS, use content: "\21C1".

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

JavaScript: "\u21C1". Python: "\u21C1". JSON and Java: "\u21C1". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 81.

Is Rightwards harpoon with barb downwards an emoji?

No. Rightwards 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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