U+261C

White pointing left☜

White pointing left is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Hands & Pointers. 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 "hand", "finger", "index", "left".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+261C
Decimal
9756
Hex
0x261C
Octal
0o23034

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+261C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX
DecimalBase 109756
HexadecimalBase 160x261C
OctalBase 80o23034
BinaryBase 20010011000011100
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)☜
HTML entity (hex)☜
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\261C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%9C

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u261C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u261C
Python\u261C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u261C

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 9C
UTF-16 (BE)261C
UTF-32 (BE)0000261C

How to type White pointing left

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +261C with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 261C then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 261C. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "White pointing left".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261c, 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, \261C in CSS, and \u261C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the White pointing left 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 White pointing left?

White pointing left is U+261C (decimal 9756, hexadecimal 0x261C, octal 0o23034). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of White pointing left?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "WHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for White pointing left?

Use ☜ or ☜. In CSS, use content: "\261C".

How do I type White pointing left in code?

JavaScript: "\u261C". Python: "\u261C". JSON and Java: "\u261C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 9C.

Is White pointing left an emoji?

No. White pointing left 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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