U+29D1 · Math symbol
LaTeX
\lfbowtie
Bowtie With Left Half Black Symbol ⧑
⧑ is bowtie with left half black, U+29D1 — \lfbowtie in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+29D1 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⧑ | |
| HTML decimal | ⧑ | |
| CSS | \29D1 | |
| JavaScript | \u{29D1} | |
| Python | \U000029D1 | |
| Java / C# | \u29D1 | |
| Rust | \u{29d1} | |
| Swift | \u{29D1} | |
| PHP | \u{29D1} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A7%91 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A7 91 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 29D1 | |
| Base64 | 4qeR | |
| Decimal | 10705 | |
| LaTeX | \lfbowtie | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.2 | |
Will ⧑ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ⧑ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ⧑ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ⧑ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Other half characters
Unicode names 10 characters ending in “half”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
Brackets, fences and operators for advanced notation — the ceiling and floor variants, angle brackets and the many circled and squared operators.
All 128 characters in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B →
How to type ⧑
| Windows | Type 29D1 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “bowtie with left half black” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 29d1, press Enter |
| HTML | ⧑ |
About Unicode’s Math symbol category
Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ⧑ bowtie with left half black symbol?
- On Windows, type 29D1 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 29d1. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⧑?
- Bowtie With Left Half Black is U+29D1 and in LaTeX as \lfbowtie. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⧑?
- Bowtie With Left Half Black is filed under Math symbol in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.2. Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.