\circlearrowleft

The \circlearrowleft command in LaTeX is used to produce a circular arrow pointing counterclockwise. This symbol is often used in mathematical contexts to denote operations or transformations that involve a cyclic or rotational aspect, such as permutations, rotations, or iterative processes.

Examples

Denotes a cyclic operation involving functions f and g

f \circlearrowleft g

Indicates a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation of object R

R \circlearrowleft 90^\circ

Represents a sequence of cyclic operations involving x, y, and z

x \circlearrowleft y \circlearrowleft z