U+21B9 "↹" Leftwards Arrow to Bar over Rightwards Arrow to Bar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+21B9 "↹" Leftwards Arrow to Bar over Rightwards Arrow to Bar is a typographic symbol that depicts two opposing arrows, each ending in a vertical bar, with the leftward arrow placed above the rightward arrow. This glyph is commonly used in computing and user interface design to represent a keyboard key, specifically the Tab key, which typically shifts focus or indentation one step forward when pressed, and with the Shift key, shifts backward. Its dual arrow structure visually conveys the idea of bidirectional navigation or movement between two states or positions, making it a concise and intuitive icon for tabulation and alignment functions in digital text editing and forms.
General Properties
Code Point
U+21B9
Name
Leftwards Arrow to Bar over Rightwards Arrow to Bar
Unicode 1.0 Name
Left Arrow to Bar over Right Arrow to Bar
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
↹
HTML Hex Encoding
↹
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x86 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x21B9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000021B9
C/C++/Java Escape
\u21b9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common