U+21E0 "⇠" Leftwards Dashed Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+21E0 "⇠" Leftwards Dashed Arrow is a typographic symbol that represents a dashed line pointing to the left, typically used in diagrams, technical documentation, and mapping contexts to indicate movement, direction, or a transition that is not continuous or is broken. Unlike its solid counterpart, the dash in this arrow often suggests a weaker, intermittent, or less direct connection, which can be useful in flowcharts, circuit boards, or computer interfaces where a standard solid arrow might imply a strict or permanent link. It falls within the Unicode Arrows block and is encoded in UTF-8 as the bytes 0xE2 0x87 0xA0, providing a standardized way to represent this specific directional cue across different digital platforms and text systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⇠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⇠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0x87 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x21E0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000021E0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u21e0 |
Unicode Properties