What ⬶ means
⬶ is the leftwards two-headed arrow from bar. 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, U2B36. In HTML that is ⬶, and in CSS \2B36.
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.
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How to type or find ⬶
- Search it as
- leftwards two-headed arrow from bar symbol · leftwards two-headed arrow from bar copy paste
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
⬶CSS
\2B36Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⬶
HTML hex
⬶
CSS content
content: "\2B36";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AC%B6
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.