U+293D · Math symbol
HTML entity
⤽
LaTeX
\curvearrowleftplus
Top Arc Anticlockwise Arrow With Plus Symbol ⤽
⤽ is top arc anticlockwise arrow with plus, U+293D — \curvearrowleftplus in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+293D | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⤽ | |
| HTML decimal | ⤽ | |
| CSS | \293D | |
| JavaScript | \u{293D} | |
| Python | \U0000293D | |
| Java / C# | \u293D | |
| Rust | \u{293d} | |
| Swift | \u{293D} | |
| PHP | \u{293D} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A4%BD | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A4 BD | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 293D | |
| Base64 | 4qS9 | |
| Decimal | 10557 | |
| HTML entity | ⤽ | |
| LaTeX | \curvearrowleftplus | |
| 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.
Other plus characters
Unicode names 12 characters ending in “plus”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Supplemental Arrows-B
The large second arrow block: harpoons, arrows with hooks and tails, and the paired forms that commutative diagrams need.
How to type ⤽
| Windows | Type 293D then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “top arc anticlockwise arrow with plus” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 293d, 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 ⤽ top arc anticlockwise arrow with plus symbol?
- On Windows, type 293D and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 293d. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⤽?
- Top Arc Anticlockwise Arrow With Plus is U+293D, written in HTML as ⤽ and in LaTeX as \curvearrowleftplus. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⤽?
- Top Arc Anticlockwise Arrow With Plus is filed under Math symbol in the Supplemental Arrows-B 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.