U+21CB

Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon⇋

Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon 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", "equilibrium", "chemistry".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21CB
Decimal
8651
Hex
0x21CB
Octal
0o20713

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21CB
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS HARPOON OVER RIGHTWARDS HARPOON
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT HARPOON OVER RIGHT HARPOON
DecimalBase 108651
HexadecimalBase 160x21CB
OctalBase 80o20713
BinaryBase 20010000111001011
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: "…"\21CB
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%8B

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21CB
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21CB
Python\u21CB
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21CB

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 8B
UTF-16 (BE)21CB
UTF-32 (BE)000021CB

How to type Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21CB. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21cb, 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, \21CB in CSS, and \u21CB in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS HARPOON OVER RIGHTWARDS HARPOON
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT HARPOON OVER RIGHT HARPOON
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 harpoon over rightwards harpoon 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 harpoon over rightwards harpoon?

Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon is U+21CB (decimal 8651, hexadecimal 0x21CB, octal 0o20713). 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 harpoon over rightwards harpoon?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon?

Use ⇋ or ⇋. In CSS, use content: "\21CB".

How do I type Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon in code?

JavaScript: "\u21CB". Python: "\u21CB". JSON and Java: "\u21CB". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 8B.

Is Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon an emoji?

No. Leftwards harpoon over rightwards harpoon 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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