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Character
Name
Code point
Alt code
HTML
LaTeX
U+21BB. One arrow bent into an open circle, running clockwise. ↻ in HTML, which also accepts ↻, and \circlearrowright in LaTeX with the amssymb package. It has no Alt code and no key on the U.S. layout. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993), under the heading Keyboard symbols and circle arrows.
U+21BA. The same arrow running the other way. Unicode's names say anticlockwise, and the emoji list says counterclockwise for the same direction. ↺ in HTML, or ↺, and \circlearrowleft in LaTeX with the amssymb package.
U+27F3. A circle with a gap just before the arrowhead. Unicode cross-references it to ↻ and ⥁. Added in version 3.2 (2002), and HTML has no name for it.
U+27F2. The gapped circle running anticlockwise, cross-referenced to ↺ and ⥀. Version 3.2 (2002).
U+2941. A full ring with an arrowhead on it and no gap. Unicode cross-references it to U+20D9 Combining clockwise ring overlay. Version 3.2 (2002).
U+1F504. Two arrows chasing each other on a button. Unicode's alias is reload, and the emoji list calls it counterclockwise arrows button. Unicode defines no text style for it.
U+1F501. Unicode's alias is repeat, and the emoji list calls it repeat button. Unicode cross-references it to ♻.
U+267B U+FE0F. The recycling sign plus U+FE0F, a selector that asks for the colour emoji. The emoji list calls it recycling symbol.
U+27B2. A white arrow cut out of a filled disc, in the Dingbats block since version 1.1 (1993).
U+2642. A circle with an arrow rising from it to the right. Unicode's aliases: Mars, and alchemical symbol for iron. Alt+11 on a number pad, ♂ in HTML. It has the Emoji property, so some apps draw it in colour.
U+2940. The closed ring running anticlockwise, cross-referenced to U+20DA Combining anticlockwise ring overlay.
Made of U+21BA and U+21BB. ↺ then ↻ in one copy, for a pair of rotate buttons or a before and after.
U+1F503. Unicode's alias is reload, and the emoji list calls it clockwise vertical arrows. Unicode cross-references it to 🗘, which it calls refresh.
U+1F502. The longest name on this page. Unicode's alias is repeat one item over, and the emoji list calls it repeat single button.
U+267B. Three filled arrows chasing each other round a triangle. Gary Anderson drew the original in 1970 for a contest held by Container Corporation of America, and the design is in the public domain. It has the Emoji property.
U+267B U+FE0E. The recycling sign plus U+FE0E, a selector that asks for plain text. Copy this one when an app keeps turning the sign into a colour button.
U+2672. The outline form. Unicode's note: used as generic symbol for recycling or to indicate that material is recyclable.
U+267A. Unicode's note: used together with other text and labels to indicate the type of material to be recycled.
U+267C. White arrows on a filled disc. Unicode's note: used to indicate 100% recycled paper content.
U+267D. Black arrows inside a ring. Unicode's note: percentage of recycled paper content indicated in overlay or next to this symbol.
U+2673. Unicode's note: polyethylene terephthalate. The number is a resin identification code, a system from 1988 that names the plastic and does not promise it can be recycled.
U+2674. Unicode's note: high density polyethylene.
U+21B6. Half a circle over the top, running anticlockwise. ↶ in HTML, \curvearrowleft in LaTeX with the amssymb package. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
U+21B7. Half a circle over the top, running clockwise. ↷ in HTML, \curvearrowright in LaTeX with the amssymb package.
Made of U+21B6 and U+21B7. ↶ then ↷ in one copy.
U+238C. The sign Unicode names for undo. It files it under Keyboard symbols from ISO/IEC 9995-7. Added in version 3.0 (1999).
U+2938. An arc down the right side. ⤸ in HTML. Version 3.2 (2002), filed under Miscellaneous curved arrows.
U+2939. An arc down the left side. ⤹ in HTML.
U+293A. An arc over the top, running anticlockwise. HTML has no name for it.
U+293B. An arc underneath, running anticlockwise. Version 3.2 (2002).
U+293E. A half circle round the lower right. Version 3.2 (2002).
U+293F. A half circle round the lower left, the partner of ⤾.
U+238B. A broken circle with an arrow pointing to the top left. Unicode's alias is escape, and it files the sign under Keyboard symbols from ISO/IEC 9995-7. Version 3.0 (1999).
U+29EC. A circle with an arrow hanging below it. Version 3.2 (2002), in the block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B.
U+29ED. The filled partner of ⧬.
U+29BD. An arrow passing up through a circle. Unicode files it under Circle symbols.
U+21F4. A small circle riding on the shaft. Unicode cross-references it to ⬰, which points left.
U+2B30. The left-pointing partner of ⇴, added later, in version 5.1 (2008).
U+2948. A two-way arrow through a small circle. ⥈ in HTML.
U+2949. A two-headed arrow rising from a small circle. ⥉ in HTML, with a capital U.
U+20D5. A combining mark: it sits over the character typed before it. Unicode's note: rotation.
U+20D4. The anticlockwise partner of U+20D5. Paste it after a letter.
U+20D9. A combining mark that lays a clockwise ring over the character before it.
U+20DA. The anticlockwise partner of U+20D9.
U+20DD. Meant to draw a ring round the character before it. Where the ring lands depends on the font, so this page has no ready-made ringed arrows. Unicode's alias: JIS composition circle.
U+2B6E. ↻ with a triangle for a head, cross-referenced to it. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
U+2B6F. ↺ with a triangle for a head. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
U+1F5D8. Unicode's alias is refresh. By its name two half-circle arrows, and it does not have the Emoji property. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
U+1F10E. Unicode's alias is share alike, under the heading Creative Commons symbols. Added in version 13.0 (2020).
U+2B94. Unicode's alias is loop. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
U+2B8A. Cross-referenced to ➲. Three more point left, up and down, at U+2B88, U+2B89 and U+2B8B. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
U+2B8F. Unicode cross-references it to ↶. One of four U-shaped arrows at U+2B8C to U+2B8F, all added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
A circle with arrow symbol can mean three things: an arrow that runs round, such as ↻, Clockwise open circle arrow, U+21BB; an arrow inside a circle, such as ➲; or a recycling sign, such as ♻. The 57 rows hold all three.
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Few of these have a key
Only ♂ has an Alt code, Alt+11, and no row has an Option key on the U.S. layout. HTML names 9 of the 53 single characters. LaTeX has four macros, all from the amssymb package: \circlearrowright and \circlearrowleft for ↻ and ↺, \curvearrowleft and \curvearrowright for ↶ and ↷. For the rest, the code point gives a numeric reference: U+21BB is ↻.
Tips
If ♻️ arrives as a colour button, copy Black universal recycling symbol, text style: the same sign plus U+FE0E.
U+20DD, Combining enclosing circle, rings the character before it. Where a font does not place it, the ring lands beside the arrow: ➲ is safer.
The number inside ♳ to ♹ names the plastic. It does not promise the item can be recycled.
Questions and answers
How do I type a circle arrow on a keyboard?
There is no Alt code for ↻. In Word, type 21BB, then press Alt and X. On a Mac, press Fn or Globe with E and search for clockwise. On Windows, the only Alt code here is Alt+11 for ♂, with Num Lock on.
What is the circle arrow symbol called?
Unicode calls ↻ Clockwise open circle arrow and ↺ Anticlockwise open circle arrow. ⟳ and ⟲ are the gapped circle arrows, and ⥁ and ⥀ the closed ones. The emoji have aliases of their own: reload for 🔄 and 🔃, repeat for 🔁.
What is the HTML code for ↻?
↻ is the shortest name for ↻, and ↺ for ↺. HTML also accepts ↻ and ↺, the words the amssymb package uses for its two LaTeX macros. The numeric forms are ↻ and ↺. ⟳ and ⟲ have no name: write ⟳ and ⟲.
Who designed the recycling symbol?
Gary Anderson, a 23-year-old student at the University of Southern California, drew it in 1970 for a contest held by Container Corporation of America, tied to the first Earth Day. It is in the public domain. Unicode has twelve recycling characters, U+2672 to U+267D.
🔄Anticlockwise downwards and upwards open circle arrowsU+1F504. Two arrows chasing each other on a button. Unicode's alias is reload, and the emoji list calls it counterclockwise arrows button. Unicode defines no text style for it.
⟲Anticlockwise gapped circle arrowU+27F2. The gapped circle running anticlockwise, cross-referenced to ↺ and ⥀. Version 3.2 (2002).
↺Anticlockwise open circle arrowU+21BA. The same arrow running the other way. Unicode's names say anticlockwise, and the emoji list says counterclockwise for the same direction. ↺ in HTML, or ↺, and \circlearrowleft in LaTeX with the amssymb package.
♻️Black universal recycling symbol, emoji styleU+267B U+FE0F. The recycling sign plus U+FE0F, a selector that asks for the colour emoji. The emoji list calls it recycling symbol.
➲Circled heavy white rightwards arrowU+27B2. A white arrow cut out of a filled disc, in the Dingbats block since version 1.1 (1993).
⥁Clockwise closed circle arrowU+2941. A full ring with an arrowhead on it and no gap. Unicode cross-references it to U+20D9 Combining clockwise ring overlay. Version 3.2 (2002).
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⟳Clockwise gapped circle arrowU+27F3. A circle with a gap just before the arrowhead. Unicode cross-references it to ↻ and ⥁. Added in version 3.2 (2002), and HTML has no name for it.
↻Clockwise open circle arrowU+21BB. One arrow bent into an open circle, running clockwise. ↻ in HTML, which also accepts ↻, and \circlearrowright in LaTeX with the amssymb package. It has no Alt code and no key on the U.S. layout. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993), under the heading Keyboard symbols and circle arrows.
🔁Clockwise rightwards and leftwards open circle arrowsU+1F501. Unicode's alias is repeat, and the emoji list calls it repeat button. Unicode cross-references it to ♻.
♂Male signU+2642. A circle with an arrow rising from it to the right. Unicode's aliases: Mars, and alchemical symbol for iron. Alt+11 on a number pad, ♂ in HTML. It has the Emoji property, so some apps draw it in colour.
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⥀Anticlockwise closed circle arrowU+2940. The closed ring running anticlockwise, cross-referenced to U+20DA Combining anticlockwise ring overlay.
↺↻Both ways roundMade of U+21BA and U+21BB. ↺ then ↻ in one copy, for a pair of rotate buttons or a before and after.
Repeat and reload emoji 2
🔃Clockwise downwards and upwards open circle arrowsU+1F503. Unicode's alias is reload, and the emoji list calls it clockwise vertical arrows. Unicode cross-references it to 🗘, which it calls refresh.
🔂Clockwise rightwards and leftwards open circle arrows with circled one overlayU+1F502. The longest name on this page. Unicode's alias is repeat one item over, and the emoji list calls it repeat single button.
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♻Black universal recycling symbolU+267B. Three filled arrows chasing each other round a triangle. Gary Anderson drew the original in 1970 for a contest held by Container Corporation of America, and the design is in the public domain. It has the Emoji property.
♻︎Black universal recycling symbol, text styleU+267B U+FE0E. The recycling sign plus U+FE0E, a selector that asks for plain text. Copy this one when an app keeps turning the sign into a colour button.
♽Partially-recycled paper symbolU+267D. Black arrows inside a ring. Unicode's note: percentage of recycled paper content indicated in overlay or next to this symbol.
♼Recycled paper symbolU+267C. White arrows on a filled disc. Unicode's note: used to indicate 100% recycled paper content.
♺Recycling symbol for generic materialsU+267A. Unicode's note: used together with other text and labels to indicate the type of material to be recycled.
♳Recycling symbol for type-1 plasticsU+2673. Unicode's note: polyethylene terephthalate. The number is a resin identification code, a system from 1988 that names the plastic and does not promise it can be recycled.
♴Recycling symbol for type-2 plasticsU+2674. Unicode's note: high density polyethylene.
♵Recycling symbol for type-3 plasticsU+2675. Unicode's note: vinyl, polyvinyl chloride.
♶Recycling symbol for type-4 plasticsU+2676. Unicode's note: low density polyethylene.
♷Recycling symbol for type-5 plasticsU+2677. Unicode's note: polypropylene.
♸Recycling symbol for type-6 plasticsU+2678. Unicode's note: polystyrene.
♹Recycling symbol for type-7 plasticsU+2679. Unicode's note: other plastics.
♲Universal recycling symbolU+2672. The outline form. Unicode's note: used as generic symbol for recycling or to indicate that material is recyclable.
Half turns and undo 10
↶Anticlockwise top semicircle arrowU+21B6. Half a circle over the top, running anticlockwise. ↶ in HTML, \curvearrowleft in LaTeX with the amssymb package. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
⤻Bottom arc anticlockwise arrowU+293B. An arc underneath, running anticlockwise. Version 3.2 (2002).
↷Clockwise top semicircle arrowU+21B7. Half a circle over the top, running clockwise. ↷ in HTML, \curvearrowright in LaTeX with the amssymb package.
↶↷Half turns, both waysMade of U+21B6 and U+21B7. ↶ then ↷ in one copy.
⤹Left-side arc anticlockwise arrowU+2939. An arc down the left side. ⤹ in HTML.
⤿Lower left semicircular anticlockwise arrowU+293F. A half circle round the lower left, the partner of ⤾.
⤾Lower right semicircular clockwise arrowU+293E. A half circle round the lower right. Version 3.2 (2002).
⤸Right-side arc clockwise arrowU+2938. An arc down the right side. ⤸ in HTML. Version 3.2 (2002), filed under Miscellaneous curved arrows.
⤺Top arc anticlockwise arrowU+293A. An arc over the top, running anticlockwise. HTML has no name for it.
⎌Undo symbolU+238C. The sign Unicode names for undo. It files it under Keyboard symbols from ISO/IEC 9995-7. Added in version 3.0 (1999).
Arrow in or on a circle 8
⧭Black circle with down arrowU+29ED. The filled partner of ⧬.
⎋Broken circle with northwest arrowU+238B. A broken circle with an arrow pointing to the top left. Unicode's alias is escape, and it files the sign under Keyboard symbols from ISO/IEC 9995-7. Version 3.0 (1999).
⬰Left arrow with small circleU+2B30. The left-pointing partner of ⇴, added later, in version 5.1 (2008).
⥈Left right arrow through small circleU+2948. A two-way arrow through a small circle. ⥈ in HTML.
⇴Right arrow with small circleU+21F4. A small circle riding on the shaft. Unicode cross-references it to ⬰, which points left.
⦽Up arrow through circleU+29BD. An arrow passing up through a circle. Unicode files it under Circle symbols.
⥉Upwards two-headed arrow from small circleU+2949. A two-headed arrow rising from a small circle. ⥉ in HTML, with a capital U.
⧬White circle with down arrowU+29EC. A circle with an arrow hanging below it. Version 3.2 (2002), in the block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B.
Marks that sit on a letter 5
⃔Combining anticlockwise arrow aboveU+20D4. The anticlockwise partner of U+20D5. Paste it after a letter.
⃚Combining anticlockwise ring overlayU+20DA. The anticlockwise partner of U+20D9.
⃕Combining clockwise arrow aboveU+20D5. A combining mark: it sits over the character typed before it. Unicode's note: rotation.
⃙Combining clockwise ring overlayU+20D9. A combining mark that lays a clockwise ring over the character before it.
⃝Combining enclosing circleU+20DD. Meant to draw a ring round the character before it. Where the ring lands depends on the font, so this page has no ready-made ringed arrows. Unicode's alias: JIS composition circle.
May be an empty box 7
⭯Anticlockwise triangle-headed open circle arrowU+2B6F. ↺ with a triangle for a head. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
⮏Anticlockwise triangle-headed top u-shaped arrowU+2B8F. Unicode cross-references it to ↶. One of four U-shaped arrows at U+2B8C to U+2B8F, all added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
🄎Circled anticlockwise arrowU+1F10E. Unicode's alias is share alike, under the heading Creative Commons symbols. Added in version 13.0 (2020).
🗘Clockwise right and left semicircle arrowsU+1F5D8. Unicode's alias is refresh. By its name two half-circle arrows, and it does not have the Emoji property. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
⭮Clockwise triangle-headed open circle arrowU+2B6E. ↻ with a triangle for a head, cross-referenced to it. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
⮔Four corner arrows circling anticlockwiseU+2B94. Unicode's alias is loop. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
⮊Rightwards black circled white arrowU+2B8A. Cross-referenced to ➲. Three more point left, up and down, at U+2B88, U+2B89 and U+2B8B. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).