U+21F4 · Math symbol
LaTeX
\circleonrightarrow
Right Arrow With Small Circle Symbol ⇴
⇴ is right arrow with small circle, U+21F4 — \circleonrightarrow in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+21F4 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⇴ | |
| HTML decimal | ⇴ | |
| CSS | \21F4 | |
| JavaScript | \u{21F4} | |
| Python | \U000021F4 | |
| Java / C# | \u21F4 | |
| Rust | \u{21f4} | |
| Swift | \u{21F4} | |
| PHP | \u{21F4} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%87%B4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 87 B4 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 21F4 | |
| Base64 | 4oe0 | |
| Decimal | 8692 | |
| LaTeX | \circleonrightarrow | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.2 | |
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.
Other circle characters
Unicode names 24 characters ending in “circle”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Arrows
The core arrow set: every direction, plus doubled, dashed, hooked and looped variants. Anything not here is in one of the four supplemental arrow blocks, which exist because this one filled up.
How to type ⇴
| Windows | Type 21F4 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “right arrow with small circle” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21f4, press Enter |
| HTML | ⇴ |
About Unicode’s Math symbol category
Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ⇴ right arrow with small circle symbol?
- On Windows, type 21F4 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 21f4. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⇴?
- Right Arrow With Small Circle is U+21F4 and in LaTeX as \circleonrightarrow. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⇴?
- Right Arrow With Small Circle is filed under Math symbol in the Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.2. Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.