U+21CC

Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon⇌

Rightwards harpoon over leftwards 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+21CC
Decimal
8652
Hex
0x21CC
Octal
0o20714

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21CC
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS HARPOON OVER LEFTWARDS HARPOON
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT HARPOON OVER LEFT HARPOON
DecimalBase 108652
HexadecimalBase 160x21CC
OctalBase 80o20714
BinaryBase 20010000111001100
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: "…"\21CC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%8C

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u21CC
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21CC
Python\u21CC
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21CC

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 8C
UTF-16 (BE)21CC
UTF-32 (BE)000021CC

How to type Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21cc, 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, \21CC in CSS, and \u21CC in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

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

Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon is U+21CC (decimal 8652, hexadecimal 0x21CC, octal 0o20714). 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 Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon?

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

What is the HTML code for Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon?

Use ⇌ or ⇌. In CSS, use content: "\21CC".

How do I type Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon in code?

JavaScript: "\u21CC". Python: "\u21CC". JSON and Java: "\u21CC". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 8C.

Is Rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon an emoji?

No. Rightwards harpoon over leftwards 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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