What ⟲ means
The counterclockwise circle arrow shows direction around a loop. The arrow gives the direction; surrounding notation tells you what is moving or changing.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ⟲ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⟲
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 27F2, then Alt+X to get ⟲.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “anticlockwise gapped circle arrow”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 27f2, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⟲CSS
\27F2TeX with unicode-math
The 2023 `unicode-math` table gives the command `\acwgapcirclearrow`; load that package in your TeX document.
Linux Compose key
A 2013 user configuration maps ⟲ to `Multi_key`, then `Left`, then `o`; the sequence works only if your keymap defines it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⟲
HTML hex
⟲
CSS content
content: "\27F2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9F%B2
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.