U+21E6

Leftwards white arrow⇦

Leftwards white arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows and 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21E6
Decimal
8678
Hex
0x21E6
Octal
0o20746

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21E6
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasWHITE LEFT ARROW
DecimalBase 108678
HexadecimalBase 160x21E6
OctalBase 80o20746
BinaryBase 20010000111100110
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: "…"\21E6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%A6

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21E6
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21E6
Python\u21E6
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21E6

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 87 A6
UTF-16 (BE)21E6
UTF-32 (BE)000021E6

How to type Leftwards white arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21E6 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21E6 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21E6. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Leftwards white arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21e6, 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, \21E6 in CSS, and \u21E6 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
WHITE LEFT 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 white 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 white arrow?

Leftwards white arrow is U+21E6 (decimal 8678, hexadecimal 0x21E6, octal 0o20746). 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 white arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Leftwards white arrow?

Use ⇦ or ⇦. In CSS, use content: "\21E6".

How do I type Leftwards white arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21E6". Python: "\u21E6". JSON and Java: "\u21E6". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 A6.

Is Leftwards white arrow an emoji?

No. Leftwards white 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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