What ⟳ means
⟳ is the clockwise gapped circle arrow. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Supplemental Arrows-A block; this site shelves it under Arrows.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⟳ is a single code point, U+27F3. In HTML that is ⟳, and in CSS \27F3.
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 27F3, 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 “clockwise gapped circle arrow”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 27f3, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⟳CSS
\27F3Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⟳
HTML hex
⟳
CSS content
content: "\27F3";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9F%B3
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.