Recycle symbol (♻)
U+267B · BLACK UNIVERSAL RECYCLING SYMBOL · Unicode 3.2 (2002)
How to type ♻
Windows
No Alt code
♻ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
267B Alt+X
Type 267B and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ♻. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “recycle symbol” to find ♻.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “recycle symbol” and click ♻ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “recycle symbol” to find ♻.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ♻ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ♻ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ♻ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;recycle.
- Now type ;recycle anywhere: the keyboard suggests ♻.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ♻:
- Copy ♻ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ♻ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;recycle.
- Type ;recycle in any app and tap ♻ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 267b Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 267b and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♻ means and how it is used
♻ is the universal recycling symbol, based on the three-arrow loop designed by Gary Anderson in 1970. Unicode also includes recycling codes for plastics, ♳ to ♹. On phones ♻ usually shows as a green emoji. The plastic codes help sorting: ♳ is PET bottles, ♴ HDPE. On packaging the loop of arrows means recyclable or made from recycled material, depending on the country.
In Unicode, ♻ is code point U+267B with the official name BLACK UNIVERSAL RECYCLING SYMBOL. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 3.2 in 2002.
Other words for it: recycle, recycling, symbol.
You will find it in our signs, 80 symbols in all, together with ⚠ ☣ ⚕ ☮ ☯.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ♻ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ♻ | |
| CSS | content: "\267B"; | |
| JavaScript | \u267B | |
| URL | %E2%99%BB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 BB | |
| Unicode | U+267B |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ♻ dates from Unicode 3.2 (2002), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ♻ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Recycle symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de reciclagem |
| Español | Símbolo de reciclaje |
| Italiano | Simbolo riciclo |
| Français | Symbole recyclage |
| Deutsch | Recycling-Symbol |
| Türkçe | Geri dönüşüm sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol daur ulang |
| Polski | Symbol recyklingu |
| Русский | Знак переработки |
| 日本語 | リサイクルマーク |
| 한국어 | 재활용 기호 |
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All Signs →Questions people ask
How do I type ♻ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ♻ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 267B and press Alt+X.
How do I type ♻ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ♻. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;recycle.
What is the HTML code for the recycle symbol?
There is no named entity; use ♻ or ♻. In CSS write \267B, in JavaScript \u267B.
Will ♻ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♻ dates from Unicode 3.2 (2002), so every current system has a font for it.