U+21C7

Leftwards paired arrows⇇

Leftwards paired arrows 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", "double", "left".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C7
Decimal
8647
Hex
0x21C7
Octal
0o20707

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C7
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT PAIRED ARROWS
DecimalBase 108647
HexadecimalBase 160x21C7
OctalBase 80o20707
BinaryBase 20010000111000111
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: "…"\21C7
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%87

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C7
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C7
Python\u21C7
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C7

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 87
UTF-16 (BE)21C7
UTF-32 (BE)000021C7

How to type Leftwards paired arrows

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C7 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C7 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C7. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards paired arrows".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c7, 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, \21C7 in CSS, and \u21C7 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT PAIRED ARROWS
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 Leftwards 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 Leftwards paired arrows?

Leftwards paired arrows is U+21C7 (decimal 8647, hexadecimal 0x21C7, octal 0o20707). 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 Leftwards paired arrows?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards paired arrows?

Use ⇇ or ⇇. In CSS, use content: "\21C7".

How do I type Leftwards paired arrows in code?

JavaScript: "\u21C7". Python: "\u21C7". JSON and Java: "\u21C7". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 87.

Is Leftwards paired arrows an emoji?

No. Leftwards 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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