U+21FA "" Leftwards Arrow with Double Vertical Stroke Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+21FA "" Leftwards Arrow with Double Vertical Stroke is a typographic symbol and arrow variant found in the Arrows block, representing a leftward pointing arrow that features a double vertical line across its shaft, unlike the single vertical stroke of its more common counterpart U+21E0. This character is often used in technical notation, mathematics, or diagramming contexts to indicate a distinct form of leftward movement, direction, or mapping, where the double vertical stroke may signify a forced stop, a conditional constraint, or a specific type of blocking or inversion in user interfaces and formal logic systems.

General Properties

Code Point
U+21FA
Name
Leftwards Arrow with Double Vertical Stroke

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x87 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding
0x21FA
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000021FA
C/C++/Java Escape
\u21fa