⇷ is the Unicode character LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH VERTICAL STROKE, code point U+21F7 (decimal 8695) in the Arrows block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⇷, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 87 B7.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+21F7 |
| Decimal | 8695 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 87 B7 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 21F7 |
| UTF-32 | 000021F7 |
| HTML decimal | ⇷ |
| HTML hex | ⇷ |
| CSS | \21F7 |
| JavaScript | \u21F7 |
| JSON | \u21F7 |
| Python | \u21F7 |
| Python by name | \N{LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH VERTICAL STROKE} |
| Java, C# | \u21F7 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{21F7} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u21F7 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%87%B7 |
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 WITH VERTICAL STROKE |
| Code point | U+21F7 (decimal 8695) |
| 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 | 3.2 |
Nearby in Arrows
- ⇯ U+21EF Upwards White Double Arrow On Pedestal
- ⇰ U+21F0 Rightwards White Arrow From Wall
- ⇱ U+21F1 North West Arrow To Corner
- ⇲ U+21F2 South East Arrow To Corner
- ⇳ U+21F3 Up Down White Arrow
- ⇴ U+21F4 Right Arrow With Small Circle
- ⇵ U+21F5 Downwards Arrow Leftwards Of Upwards Arrow
- ⇶ U+21F6 Three Rightwards Arrows
- ⇸ U+21F8 Rightwards Arrow With Vertical Stroke
- ⇹ U+21F9 Left Right Arrow With Vertical Stroke
- ⇺ U+21FA Leftwards Arrow With Double Vertical Stroke
- ⇻ U+21FB Rightwards Arrow With Double Vertical Stroke
- ⇼ U+21FC Left Right Arrow With Double Vertical Stroke
- ⇽ U+21FD Leftwards Open-Headed Arrow
- ⇾ U+21FE Rightwards Open-Headed Arrow
- ⇿ U+21FF Left Right Open-Headed Arrow
All 112 characters: Arrows.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⇷?
- Use ⇷ (decimal) or ⇷ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+21F7?
- E2 87 B7 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%87%B7.
- How do I write U+21F7 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u21F7. Python: \u21F7.
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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