Rightwards Arrow with Stroke
About this character
The character ↛ carries the official Unicode name “Rightwards Arrow with Stroke” and the code point U+219B, which is 8603 in decimal. It belongs to the Arrows block (U+2190–U+21FF), which gathers single, double and curved arrows used in typography, mathematics and user interfaces.
In memory, ↛ takes 3 bytes in UTF-8 (0xE2 0x86 0x9B) and 1 in UTF-16 (0x219B). That difference is why badly configured forms or databases garble this character: they assume one byte per character.
How to type ↛
| System | What to do |
|---|---|
| Windows | In Word or WordPad, type 219B and press Alt + X to turn the code into the character. |
| macOS | On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl + ⌘ + Space and search for “Rightwards Arrow with Stroke”. |
| Linux | On Linux (GTK), type Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 219B then press Enter. |
| HTML / Web | In an HTML page, write ↛. Use \219B in CSS, \u219B in JavaScript and \u219B in Python. |
| On this site | The simplest route is the Copy button above: the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. |
Keyboards that include ↛
This character is not on any common physical layout, so the Copy button above is the quickest way to get it into a document.
Codes and encodings
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+219B |
| Unicode block | Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF) |
| Decimal | 8603 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x219B |
| Octal | 020633 |
| Binary | 10000110011011 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x86 0x9B |
| UTF-16 units | 0x219B |
| Named HTML entity | None |
| Decimal HTML entity | ↛ |
| Hex HTML entity | ↛ |
| CSS escape | \219B |
| JavaScript escape | \u219B |
| Python escape | \u219B |
| URL encoding | %E2%86%9B |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code for ↛?
Its code point is U+219B, which is 8603 in decimal and 020633 in octal. In HTML you can write it as ↛ or ↛.
Why does ↛ show up as a box or a question mark?
An empty box means the font has no glyph for U+219B. The character is still in the text: switching to a font that covers the block (Noto, DejaVu or Segoe UI Symbol) makes it appear.
Can I use ↛ in a filename, a URL or a password?
In a URL it must be encoded as %E2%86%9B. Modern filesystems accept it, though it is still risky when moving files between systems. For passwords, some forms reject non-ASCII characters outright.