U+21E0

Leftwards dashed arrow⇠

Leftwards dashed arrow 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", "left", "dashed".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21E0
Decimal
8672
Hex
0x21E0
Octal
0o20740

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21E0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS DASHED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT DASHED ARROW
DecimalBase 108672
HexadecimalBase 160x21E0
OctalBase 80o20740
BinaryBase 20010000111100000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2190–U+21FFArrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⇠
HTML entity (hex)⇠
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\21E0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%A0

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21E0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21E0
Python\u21E0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21E0

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 87 A0
UTF-16 (BE)21E0
UTF-32 (BE)000021E0

How to type Leftwards dashed arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21E0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21E0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21E0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards dashed arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21e0, 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, \21E0 in CSS, and \u21E0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS DASHED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT DASHED ARROW
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 dashed arrow 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 dashed arrow?

Leftwards dashed arrow is U+21E0 (decimal 8672, hexadecimal 0x21E0, octal 0o20740). 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 dashed arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards dashed arrow?

Use ⇠ or ⇠. In CSS, use content: "\21E0".

How do I type Leftwards dashed arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21E0". Python: "\u21E0". JSON and Java: "\u21E0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 A0.

Is Leftwards dashed arrow an emoji?

No. Leftwards dashed arrow 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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