Clockwise Rightwards and Leftwards Open Circle Arrows 🔁
🔁 (U+1F501) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Clockwise Rightwards and Leftwards Open Circle Arrows is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character depicts the CLOCKWISE RIGHTWARDS AND LEFTWARDS OPEN CIRCLE ARROWS. In UI and messaging, it is used to indicate directions, navigation, or a circle of steps. It helps users understand back and forth or looping actions, such as refreshing a view, rotating through options, or returning to a starting point. Designers may place it beside controls that move content in either direction or signal a cycle or update. In documentation, it marks processes that loop or alternate between states. Remember that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color and style change. For accessibility, provide surrounding text that clearly conveys the meaning. Also consider a text alternative for assistive tech so the intent remains clear to all users.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F501 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F501 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 94 81 - UTF-16:
D83D DD01 - UTF-32:
0001F501 - HTML dec:
🔁 - HTML hex:
🔁 - JS escape:
\u{1F501} - Python \N{}:
\N{CLOCKWISE RIGHTWARDS AND LEFTWARDS OPEN CIRCLE ARROWS} - Python \U:
\U0001F501 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%94%81 - CSS escape:
\1F501
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F501 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🔁 (hex) or 🔁 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.