← is the Unicode character LEFTWARDS ARROW, code point U+2190 (decimal 8592) in the Arrows block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ←, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 86 90.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2190 |
| Decimal | 8592 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 90 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2190 |
| UTF-32 | 00002190 |
| HTML decimal | ← |
| HTML hex | ← |
| HTML named | ← ← ← ← |
| CSS | \2190 |
| JavaScript | \u2190 |
| JSON | \u2190 |
| Python | \u2190 |
| Python by name | \N{LEFTWARDS ARROW} |
| Java, C# | \u2190 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2190} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2190 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%86%90 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | LEFTWARDS ARROW |
| Code point | U+2190 (decimal 8592) |
| Block | Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Arrows
- ↑ U+2191 Upwards Arrow
- → U+2192 Rightwards Arrow
- ↓ U+2193 Downwards Arrow
- ↔ U+2194 Left-right arrow
- ↕ U+2195 Up-down arrow
- ↖ U+2196 Up-left arrow
- ↗ U+2197 Up-right arrow
- ↘ U+2198 Down-right arrow
All 112 characters: Arrows.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ←?
- Use the named entity ←, or ← (decimal) or ← (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2190?
- E2 86 90 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%86%90.
- How do I write U+2190 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2190. Python: \u2190.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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