Clockwise Right and Left Semicircle Arrows 🗘
🗘 (U+1F5D8) 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 Right and Left Semicircle 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 CLOCKWISE RIGHT AND LEFT SEMICIRCLE ARROWS depict arrows for direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. In messaging, they can show a change in orientation or steps that go forward and back. In UI, they guide users through rotating views, cycling options, or returning to a previous state. In documentation, they help illustrate navigation between screens or steps in a workflow. On multi‑platform apps, appearance may vary by platform, app, and font, so color, style, and detail can differ. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text clearly conveys the intended meaning, so users relying on screen readers understand the navigation hint. Use these arrows thoughtfully to reduce ambiguity and improve flow in interfaces and messages.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F5D8 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+1F5D8 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 97 98 - UTF-16:
D83D DDD8 - UTF-32:
0001F5D8 - HTML dec:
🗘 - HTML hex:
🗘 - JS escape:
\u{1F5D8} - Python \N{}:
\N{CLOCKWISE RIGHT AND LEFT SEMICIRCLE ARROWS} - Python \U:
\U0001F5D8 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%97%98 - CSS escape:
\1F5D8
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+1F5D8 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.