What ↜ means
It can function as an infix arrow operator.
Infix means the symbol appears between terms. A mathematical operator list gives ↜ this role, while the notation around it supplies each formula's exact relation.
Technical and typographic; its precise role depends on the formula's notation.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Does ↜ have one fixed meaning in every formula?
No. It marks an arrow relation, but the terms and notation around it determine what that relation is in a particular formula.
How to type ↜
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 219C, 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 wave arrow”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 219c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
↜CSS
\219CUnicode hex input
In an editor with Unicode hex conversion, enter 219C and run its conversion command.
HTML
Use ↜, ↜, or the named reference &larrw;.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
↜
HTML hex
↜
CSS content
content: "\219C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%86%9C
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.