U+21CA

Downwards paired arrows⇊

Downwards 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", "down".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21CA
Decimal
8650
Hex
0x21CA
Octal
0o20712

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21CA
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0DOWNWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasDOWN PAIRED ARROWS
DecimalBase 108650
HexadecimalBase 160x21CA
OctalBase 80o20712
BinaryBase 20010000111001010
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: "…"\21CA
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%8A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21CA
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21CA
Python\u21CA
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21CA

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 8A
UTF-16 (BE)21CA
UTF-32 (BE)000021CA

How to type Downwards paired arrows

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21ca, 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, \21CA in CSS, and \u21CA in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
DOWNWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 name
DOWN 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 Downwards 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 Downwards paired arrows?

Downwards paired arrows is U+21CA (decimal 8650, hexadecimal 0x21CA, octal 0o20712). 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 Downwards paired arrows?

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

What is the HTML code for Downwards paired arrows?

Use ⇊ or ⇊. In CSS, use content: "\21CA".

How do I type Downwards paired arrows in code?

JavaScript: "\u21CA". Python: "\u21CA". JSON and Java: "\u21CA". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 8A.

Is Downwards paired arrows an emoji?

No. Downwards 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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