Clockwise open circle arrow (refresh)

↻ is the Unicode character “CLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW” (U+21BB). It is also known as clockwise open circle arrow (refresh). It belongs to the Arrows block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

↻ codes

UnicodeCode point U+21BB
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ↻
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ↻
CSSFor the CSS content property \21BB
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u21BB
PythonEscape in Python strings \u21BB
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%86%BB
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 86 BB
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 21BB

How to type ↻

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “clockwise open circle arrow (refresh)”.

In Microsoft Word, type 21BB and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “clockwise open circle arrow (refresh)”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+21BB. Every format is on the clockwise open circle arrow (refresh) page.

About ↻

Unicode name
CLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW
Code point
U+21BB (8635)
Block
Arrows
Category
Other Symbol
Unicode version
1.1