U+21C5

Up down paired arrows⇅

Up down paired arrows 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 "sort".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C5
Decimal
8645
Hex
0x21C5
Octal
0o20705

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C5
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0UPWARDS ARROW LEFTWARDS OF DOWNWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasUP ARROW LEFT OF DOWN ARROW
DecimalBase 108645
HexadecimalBase 160x21C5
OctalBase 80o20705
BinaryBase 20010000111000101
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: "…"\21C5
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%85

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C5
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C5
Python\u21C5
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C5

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 87 85
UTF-16 (BE)21C5
UTF-32 (BE)000021C5

How to type Up down paired arrows

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C5 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C5 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C5. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Up down paired arrows".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c5, 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, \21C5 in CSS, and \u21C5 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
UPWARDS ARROW LEFTWARDS OF DOWNWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
UP ARROW LEFT OF DOWN 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 Up down paired arrows 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 Up down paired arrows?

Up down paired arrows is U+21C5 (decimal 8645, hexadecimal 0x21C5, octal 0o20705). 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 Up down paired arrows?

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

What is the HTML code for Up down paired arrows?

Use ⇅ or ⇅. In CSS, use content: "\21C5".

How do I type Up down paired arrows in code?

JavaScript: "\u21C5". Python: "\u21C5". JSON and Java: "\u21C5". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 85.

Is Up down paired arrows an emoji?

No. Up down paired arrows 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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