U+21C4

Right over left arrow⇄

Right over left arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows and 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 "exchange".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C4
Decimal
8644
Hex
0x21C4
Octal
0o20704

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C4
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS ARROW OVER LEFTWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT ARROW OVER LEFT ARROW
DecimalBase 108644
HexadecimalBase 160x21C4
OctalBase 80o20704
BinaryBase 20010000111000100
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: "…"\21C4
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%84

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C4
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C4
Python\u21C4
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C4

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 87 84
UTF-16 (BE)21C4
UTF-32 (BE)000021C4

How to type Right over left arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C4 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C4 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C4. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Right over left arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c4, 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, \21C4 in CSS, and \u21C4 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS ARROW OVER LEFTWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT ARROW OVER LEFT ARROW
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 Right over left arrow 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 Right over left arrow?

Right over left arrow is U+21C4 (decimal 8644, hexadecimal 0x21C4, octal 0o20704). 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 Right over left arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Right over left arrow?

Use ⇄ or ⇄. In CSS, use content: "\21C4".

How do I type Right over left arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21C4". Python: "\u21C4". JSON and Java: "\u21C4". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 84.

Is Right over left arrow an emoji?

No. Right over left arrow 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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