U+27F8

Long leftwards double arrow⟸

Long leftwards double arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Supplemental Arrows-A 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", "double", "implies".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+27F8
Decimal
10232
Hex
0x27F8
Octal
0o23770

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+27F8
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LONG LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW
DecimalBase 1010232
HexadecimalBase 160x27F8
OctalBase 80o23770
BinaryBase 20010011111111000
General categorySymbol, mathSm
Unicode blockU+27F0–U+27FFSupplemental Arrows-A
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⟸
HTML entity (hex)⟸
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\27F8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9F%B8

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u27F8
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u27F8
Python\u27F8
Java / C# / Kotlin\u27F8

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9F B8
UTF-16 (BE)27F8
UTF-32 (BE)000027F8

How to type Long leftwards double arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +27F8 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 27F8 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 27F8. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Long leftwards double arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 27f8, 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, \27F8 in CSS, and \u27F8 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LONG LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW
Block
Supplemental Arrows-A (U+27F0–U+27FF)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Supplemental Arrows-A block: U27F0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Long leftwards double 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 Long leftwards double arrow?

Long leftwards double arrow is U+27F8 (decimal 10232, hexadecimal 0x27F8, octal 0o23770). It lives in the Supplemental Arrows-A block (U+27F0–U+27FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Long leftwards double arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LONG LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Long leftwards double arrow?

Use ⟸ or ⟸. In CSS, use content: "\27F8".

How do I type Long leftwards double arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u27F8". Python: "\u27F8". JSON and Java: "\u27F8". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9F B8.

Is Long leftwards double arrow an emoji?

No. Long leftwards double 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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