| Symbol Name | White Left Pointing Index |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 |
| Unicode | U+261C |
| Unicode block | |
| General category | Other Symbol (So) |
| CSS Code |
| UTF-8 | E2 98 9C |
| UTF-16 | 261C |
| UTF-32 | 0000261C |
1\documentclass{article}2\usepackage{pifont}3\text{WHITELEFTPOINTINGINDEX}4\end{document}You can type the white left pointing index symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
Alt + 9756 on Windows (numeric keypad with Num Lock), or insert via Character Map.
Edit → Emoji & Symbols, search "white left pointing index", or use Unicode Hex Input with 261C.
Ctrl + Shift + U, type 261c, then Enter (layout-dependent).
Paste from this page, use text replacement, or pick from the emoji keyboard.
Paste from this page or use a keyboard with ornament and fleuron support.
1span.white-left-pointing-index::before { content: "\261C"; }1<span>☜</span>White Left Pointing Index symbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in the table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| JavaScript / TypeScript | '\u261C' or String.fromCodePoint(9756) |
| Python | '\N{WHITE LEFT POINTING INDEX}' or chr(9756) |
| Rust | '\u{261C}' |
| C / C++ | UTF-8 source or wchar_t with U+261C |
| Go | string(rune(0x261C)) |
| Ruby | "\u{261C}" |
\261C |
| Hex Code | 0x261C |
| HTML Code | ☜ |
| LaTeX | \text{WHITELEFTPOINTINGINDEX} |
| Symbol | ☜ |
| URL encode (UTF-8 percent) | %E2%98%9C |
| Spoken / screen reader name | White Left Pointing Index |