U+296F · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥯
LaTeX
\downupharpoonsleftright
Downwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Upwards Harpoon With Barb Right Symbol ⥯
⥯ is downwards harpoon with barb left beside upwards harpoon with barb right, U+296F — \downupharpoonsleftright in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+296F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥯ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥯ | |
| CSS | \296F | |
| JavaScript | \u{296F} | |
| Python | \U0000296F | |
| Java / C# | \u296F | |
| Rust | \u{296f} | |
| Swift | \u{296F} | |
| PHP | \u{296F} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%AF | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 AF | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 296F | |
| Base64 | 4qWv | |
| Decimal | 10607 | |
| HTML entity | ⥯ | |
| LaTeX | \downupharpoonsleftright | |
| 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 296F then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “downwards harpoon with barb left beside upwards harpoon with barb right” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 296f, 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 upwards harpoon with barb right symbol?
- On Windows, type 296F and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 296f. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥯?
- Downwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Upwards Harpoon With Barb Right is U+296F, written in HTML as ⥯ and in LaTeX as \downupharpoonsleftright. 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 Upwards 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.