U+2965 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥥
LaTeX
\downharpoonsleftright
Downwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon With Barb Right Symbol ⥥
⥥ is downwards harpoon with barb left beside downwards harpoon with barb right, U+2965 — \downharpoonsleftright in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2965 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥥ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥥ | |
| CSS | \2965 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2965} | |
| Python | \U00002965 | |
| Java / C# | \u2965 | |
| Rust | \u{2965} | |
| Swift | \u{2965} | |
| PHP | \u{2965} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%A5 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 A5 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2965 | |
| Base64 | 4qWl | |
| Decimal | 10597 | |
| HTML entity | ⥥ | |
| LaTeX | \downharpoonsleftright | |
| 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.
Other barb characters
Unicode names 18 characters ending in “barb”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Supplemental Arrows-B
The large second arrow block: harpoons, arrows with hooks and tails, and the paired forms that commutative diagrams need.
How to type ⥥
| Windows | Type 2965 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “downwards harpoon with barb left beside downwards harpoon with barb right” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2965, 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 ⥥ downwards harpoon with barb left beside downwards harpoon with barb right symbol?
- On Windows, type 2965 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2965. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥥?
- Downwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon With Barb Right is U+2965, written in HTML as ⥥ and in LaTeX as \downharpoonsleftright. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥥?
- Downwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon With Barb Right is filed under Math symbol in the Supplemental Arrows-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.