↺ Anticlockwise Open Circle Arrow Symbol: Copy & Paste

Unicode information

Nameanticlockwise open circle arrow

Unicode nameANTICLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW

Code pointU+21BA

HTML decimal↺

HTML hex↺

CSS\21ba

JavaScript\u21BA

CategoryArrows

Unicode17.0

Meaning of ↺ anticlockwise open circle arrow

The ↺ character is listed as anticlockwise open circle arrow in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is ANTICLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW. It belongs to the arrow-symbol family and usually expresses direction, relationships, movement or progression.

Common uses

Direction and navigation.
Diagrams, processes and relationships.
Visual separators and cues in text.

How to type ↺ on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ↺. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for anticlockwise open circle arrow, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 21BA without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ↺. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ↺ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.

iPhone / iPad

iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ↺ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Android

Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ↺ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 21ba, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ↺.

Web and programming codes

Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.

HTML decimal↺

HTML hex↺

CSS content\21ba

JavaScript\u21BA

Python\u21BA

Unicode text↺

Usage examples

↺ — anticlockwise open circle arrow

Unicode: U+21BA

HTML: ↺