↻

Clockwise Circle Arrow

Unicode
U+21BB
Category
Arrows
HTML Entity
↻
CSS
\21BB
The ↻ symbol, officially known as the Clockwise Open Circle Arrow, represents rotational movement in a clockwise direction. Originally added to Unicode in version 1.1, it is universally recognized in digital interfaces as the standard icon for the "refresh" or "reload" action in web browsers and apps. Beyond UI design, it frequently appears in instructional diagrams to indicate a rightward turn, restarting an action, or a continuous, repeating process.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+8635
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search "refresh"
HTML
↻

In Programming

In programming and software documentation, ↻ is commonly used as a visual shorthand for loops, iterative functions, or page reload commands. In mathematics and physics, it can denote clockwise angular velocity or the direction of a rotational matrix.

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Tags

arrow browser refresh icon circle circular arrow clockwise clockwise circle symbol cycle symbol loop arrow redo refresh refresh icon reload symbol repeat icon rotate

Related Symbols

← Left Arrow ↑ Up Arrow → Right Arrow ↓ Down Arrow ↔ Left Right Arrow ↕ Up Down Arrow ↖ North West Arrow ↗ North East Arrow ↘ South East Arrow ↙ South West Arrow ↞ Left Two Headed Arrow ↠ Right Two Headed Arrow