↻ is the Unicode character CLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW, code point U+21BB (decimal 8635) in the Arrows block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ↻, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 86 BB.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+21BB |
| Decimal | 8635 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 BB |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 21BB |
| UTF-32 | 000021BB |
| HTML decimal | ↻ |
| HTML hex | ↻ |
| HTML named | ↻ ↻ |
| CSS | \21BB |
| JavaScript | \u21BB |
| JSON | \u21BB |
| Python | \u21BB |
| Python by name | \N{CLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW} |
| Java, C# | \u21BB |
| Rust, Swift | \u{21BB} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u21BB |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%86%BB |
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 | CLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW |
| Code point | U+21BB (decimal 8635) |
| Block | Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF) |
| General category | So: Other 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+21B3 Downwards Arrow With Tip Rightwards
- ↴ U+21B4 Rightwards Arrow With Corner Downwards
- ↵ U+21B5 Downwards Arrow With Corner Leftwards
- ↶ U+21B6 Anticlockwise Top Semicircle Arrow
- ↷ U+21B7 Clockwise Top Semicircle Arrow
- ↸ U+21B8 North West Arrow To Long Bar
- ↹ U+21B9 Leftwards Arrow To Bar Over Rightwards Arrow To Bar
- ↺ U+21BA Anticlockwise Open Circle Arrow
- ↼ U+21BC Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Upwards
- ↽ U+21BD Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Downwards
- ↾ U+21BE Upwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards
- ↿ U+21BF Upwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards
- ⇀ U+21C0 Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Upwards
- ⇁ U+21C1 Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Downwards
- ⇂ U+21C2 Downwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards
- ⇃ U+21C3 Downwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards
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+21BB?
- E2 86 BB (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%86%BB.
- How do I write U+21BB in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u21BB. Python: \u21BB.
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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