U+21C6

Left over right arrow⇆

Left over right 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 "swap".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C6
Decimal
8646
Hex
0x21C6
Octal
0o20706

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C6
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS ARROW OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT ARROW OVER RIGHT ARROW
DecimalBase 108646
HexadecimalBase 160x21C6
OctalBase 80o20706
BinaryBase 20010000111000110
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: "…"\21C6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%86

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C6
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C6
Python\u21C6
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C6

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 86
UTF-16 (BE)21C6
UTF-32 (BE)000021C6

How to type Left over right arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C6 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C6 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C6. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left over right arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c6, 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, \21C6 in CSS, and \u21C6 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS ARROW OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT ARROW OVER RIGHT 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 Left over right 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 Left over right arrow?

Left over right arrow is U+21C6 (decimal 8646, hexadecimal 0x21C6, octal 0o20706). 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 Left over right arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Left over right arrow?

Use ⇆ or ⇆. In CSS, use content: "\21C6".

How do I type Left over right arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21C6". Python: "\u21C6". JSON and Java: "\u21C6". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 86.

Is Left over right arrow an emoji?

No. Left over right 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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