What ⦽ means
⦽ is the up arrow through circle. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block; this site shelves it under Maths.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⦽ is a single code point, U+29BD. In HTML that is ⦽, and in CSS \29BD.
Don't confuse it with
4⦨⦩⦬⦭
Measured Angle With Open Arm Ending In Arrow Pointing Up And Right
shares “arrow”, “up”
Measured Angle With Open Arm Ending In Arrow Pointing Up And Left
shares “arrow”, “up”
Measured Angle With Open Arm Ending In Arrow Pointing Right And Up
shares “arrow”, “up”
Measured Angle With Open Arm Ending In Arrow Pointing Left And Up
shares “arrow”, “up”
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 29BD, 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 “up arrow through circle”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 29bd, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⦽CSS
\29BDCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⦽
HTML hex
⦽
CSS content
content: "\29BD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A6%BD
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.