How do I type the ⭰ leftwards triangle-headed arrow to bar symbol?

On Windows, type 2B70 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2b70. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⭰?

Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow To Bar is U+2B70. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⭰?

Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow To Bar is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 7.0. 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+2B70 · Other symbol

Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow To Bar Symbol ⭰

⭰ is leftwards triangle-headed arrow to bar, U+2B70. Unicode also records it as “left tab”. It was added in Unicode 7.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

left tab

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2B70`
HTML hex	`⭰`
HTML decimal	`⭰`
CSS	`\2B70`
JavaScript	`\u{2B70}`
Python	`\U00002B70`
Java / C#	`\u2B70`
Rust	`\u{2b70}`
Swift	`\u{2B70}`
PHP	`\u{2B70}`
URL encoded	`%E2%AD%B0`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 AD B0`
UTF-16 bytes	`2B70`
Base64	`4q2w`
Decimal	`11120`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 7.0

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+21E4leftwards arrow to bar

Other bar characters

Unicode names 24 characters ending in “bar”. 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 `2B70` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “leftwards triangle-headed arrow to bar”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2b70`, 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 triangle-headed arrow to bar symbol?: On Windows, type 2B70 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2b70. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⭰?: Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow To Bar is U+2B70. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⭰?: Leftwards Triangle-Headed Arrow To Bar is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 7.0. 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.