What ⭯ means
Only if the triangular head is not required.
They are distinct characters: ⭯ has a triangular head; ↺ does not. When a diagram or notation specifies one shape, use that shape.
Don't confuse it with
4⭮⮌⮍⮎
Clockwise Triangle-Headed Open Circle Arrow
shares “arrow”, “circle”, “headed”, “open”, “triangle”
Anticlockwise Triangle-Headed Right U-Shaped Arrow
shares “anticlockwise”, “arrow”, “headed”, “triangle”
Anticlockwise Triangle-Headed Bottom U-Shaped Arrow
shares “anticlockwise”, “arrow”, “headed”, “triangle”
Anticlockwise Triangle-Headed Left U-Shaped Arrow
shares “anticlockwise”, “arrow”, “headed”, “triangle”
Questions 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 2B6F, 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 triangle-headed open circle arrow”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2b6f, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⭯CSS
\2B6FCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⭯
HTML hex
⭯
CSS content
content: "\2B6F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AD%AF
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.