↹
Arrow 42
- Unicode
- U+21B9
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ↹
- CSS
- \21B9
The ↹ symbol, officially named "Leftwards to Bar Over Rightwards to Bar," is universally recognized as the icon for the Tab key on standard computer keyboards. Visually depicting the action of moving a cursor forward or backward between fields, it was included in Unicode to support UI navigation and legacy character sets. You'll frequently spot this directional arrow in technical documentation, software manuals, and formatting menus to indicate indentation or field-switching.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8633
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "leftwards to bar"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U 21b9
- HTML
- ↹
In Programming
In software documentation and keybinding configurations, ↹ serves as a universal shorthand for the "Tab" key. It is commonly used to illustrate keyboard shortcuts that involve shifting focus across input fields or adjusting code indentation.
Tags
arrow
bar
direction
field switch
horizontal tab
indent symbol
keyboard navigation
keyboard tab
left right
tab
tab key icon
tab stop
tabulator