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LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW

U+21E6 Other Symbol (So) · Arrows · Zyyy

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Overview

⇦ (LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW) is the Unicode character at code point U+21E6. It belongs to the Arrows block, in the Other Symbol (So) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+21E6
decimal	8678
htmldecimal	⇦
htmlhex	⇦
css	\21E6
javascript	\u{21E6}
python	\u21e6
java	\u21E6
go	\u21E6
ruby	\u{21E6}
rust	\u{21E6}
ccpp	\u21e6
urlencoded	%E2%87%A6
utf8bytes	e2 87 a6
utf16bebytes	21 e6
utf32bebytes	00 00 21 e6

How to Use

HTML: ⇦

CSS: content: "\21E6"

JavaScript: "\u{21E6}"

Python: "\u21e6"

Properties

Block: Arrows
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Symbol (So)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ⇥ U+21E5 U+21E7 ⇧ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ⇦ character (LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW)?

⇦ (LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW) is the Unicode character U+21E6.

What is the Unicode codepoint of LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW?

The LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW character (⇦) has codepoint U+21E6.

How do I type or copy LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW?

Copy ⇦ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.