Carriage Return Arrow HTML entity ↵

↵ is the HTML entity for Carriage Return Arrow ↵ (U+21B5). Copy ↵, ↵ and the CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

Entity
↵
Code point
U+21B5
Unicode name
DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH CORNER LEFTWARDS
Block
Arrows
Category
Other symbol (So)
Since
Unicode 1.1
Defined in
HTML 4.01 and HTML5

Codes to copy

HTML named↵Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined.
HTML decimal↵Works in HTML and XML.
HTML hex↵Works in HTML and XML.
CSScontent: "\21B5";In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript"\u21B5"Also valid in JSON.
Python"\u21b5"Python 3 string literal.
Python by name"\N{DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH CORNER LEFTWARDS}"Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL%E2%86%B5Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytesE2 86 B53 bytes.
UTF-1621B51 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

When to use it

The downwards arrow with a corner pointing left, the symbol printed on many Enter keys. Use it in keyboard instructions, ideally inside <kbd>.

The name dates from HTML 4, so it works in every browser and in old email clients.

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Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).