U+27FA

Long left right double arrow

Long left right 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", "both", "double", "iff".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+27FA
Decimal
10234
Hex
0x27FA
Octal
0o23772

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+27FA
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LONG LEFT RIGHT DOUBLE ARROW
DecimalBase 1010234
HexadecimalBase 160x27FA
OctalBase 80o23772
BinaryBase 20010011111111010
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: "…"\27FA
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9F%BA

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u27FA
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u27FA
Python\u27FA
Java / C# / Kotlin\u27FA

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9F BA
UTF-16 (BE)27FA
UTF-32 (BE)000027FA

How to type Long left right double arrow

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 27fa, 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, \27FA in CSS, and \u27FA in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LONG LEFT RIGHT 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 left right 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 left right double arrow?

Long left right double arrow is U+27FA (decimal 10234, hexadecimal 0x27FA, octal 0o23772). 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 left right double arrow?

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

What is the HTML code for Long left right double arrow?

Use ⟺ or ⟺. In CSS, use content: "\27FA".

How do I type Long left right double arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u27FA". Python: "\u27FA". JSON and Java: "\u27FA". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9F BA.

Is Long left right double arrow an emoji?

No. Long left right 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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