U+21F4 "⇴" Right Arrow with Small Circle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⇴
U+21F4 "⇴" Right Arrow with Small Circle is an arrow symbol that combines a rightward pointing arrow with a small circle located near the base of the arrowhead. It belongs to the Arrows block of the Unicode standard and is typically used in mathematical notation, particularly in the field of limits and convergence, to denote a function that approaches a value or limit while following a specific path or parameter that forms a circular loop. Its design visually suggests motion or direction tied to a circular or cyclic process, making it useful in diagrams or technical texts that require a precise representation of such a relationship.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21F4 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Right Arrow with Small Circle |
| Block | Arrows |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⇴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⇴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x87 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21F4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021F4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21f4 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |