U+21C8

Upwards paired arrows⇈

Upwards 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", "up".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C8
Decimal
8648
Hex
0x21C8
Octal
0o20710

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C8
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0UPWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasUP PAIRED ARROWS
DecimalBase 108648
HexadecimalBase 160x21C8
OctalBase 80o20710
BinaryBase 20010000111001000
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: "…"\21C8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%88

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C8
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C8
Python\u21C8
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C8

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 88
UTF-16 (BE)21C8
UTF-32 (BE)000021C8

How to type Upwards paired arrows

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C8 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C8 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C8. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Upwards paired arrows".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c8, 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, \21C8 in CSS, and \u21C8 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
UPWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 name
UP 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 Upwards 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 Upwards paired arrows?

Upwards paired arrows is U+21C8 (decimal 8648, hexadecimal 0x21C8, octal 0o20710). 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 Upwards paired arrows?

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

What is the HTML code for Upwards paired arrows?

Use ⇈ or ⇈. In CSS, use content: "\21C8".

How do I type Upwards paired arrows in code?

JavaScript: "\u21C8". Python: "\u21C8". JSON and Java: "\u21C8". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 88.

Is Upwards paired arrows an emoji?

No. Upwards 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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