How do I type the ⭅ leftwards quadruple arrow symbol?

On Windows, type 2B45 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2b45. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⭅?

Leftwards Quadruple Arrow is U+2B45 and in LaTeX as \LLeftarrow. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⭅?

Leftwards Quadruple Arrow is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 5.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

U+2B45 · Other symbol

LaTeX

\LLeftarrow

Leftwards Quadruple Arrow Symbol ⭅

⭅ is leftwards quadruple arrow, U+2B45 — \LLeftarrow in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 5.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2B45`
HTML hex	`⭅`
HTML decimal	`⭅`
CSS	`\2B45`
JavaScript	`\u{2B45}`
Python	`\U00002B45`
Java / C#	`\u2B45`
Rust	`\u{2b45}`
Swift	`\u{2B45}`
PHP	`\u{2B45}`
URL encoded	`%E2%AD%85`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 AD 85`
UTF-16 bytes	`2B45`
Base64	`4q2F`
Decimal	`11077`
LaTeX	`\LLeftarrow`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 5.1

Will ⭅ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. ⭅ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. ⭅ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of ⭅ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

⟰U+27F0upwards quadruple arrow

Other arrow characters

Unicode names 24 characters ending in “arrow”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.

Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows

A mixed block of arrows, stars, and geometric shapes in weights and colours the earlier blocks did not cover, plus a set of astronomical symbols.

All 254 characters in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows →

How to type ⭅

Windows	Type `2B45` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “leftwards quadruple arrow”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2b45`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⭅`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⭅ leftwards quadruple arrow symbol?: On Windows, type 2B45 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2b45. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⭅?: Leftwards Quadruple Arrow is U+2B45 and in LaTeX as \LLeftarrow. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⭅?: Leftwards Quadruple Arrow is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 5.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.