What ⭋ means
⭋ is the leftwards arrow above reverse tilde operator. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block; this site shelves it under Stars & signs.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⭋ is a single code point, U+2B4B. In HTML that is ⭋, and in CSS \2B4B.
Don't confuse it with
4⭁⭇⭉⭌
Reverse Tilde Operator Above Leftwards Arrow
shares “above”, “arrow”, “leftwards”, “operator”, “reverse”, “tilde”
Reverse Tilde Operator Above Rightwards Arrow
shares “above”, “arrow”, “operator”, “reverse”, “tilde”
Tilde Operator Above Leftwards Arrow
shares “above”, “arrow”, “leftwards”, “operator”, “tilde”
Rightwards Arrow Above Reverse Tilde Operator
shares “above”, “arrow”, “operator”, “reverse”, “tilde”
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 2B4B, 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 “leftwards arrow above reverse tilde operator”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2b4b, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⭋CSS
\2B4BCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⭋
HTML hex
⭋
CSS content
content: "\2B4B";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AD%8B
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.