U+294A · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥊
LaTeX
\leftrightharpoonupdown
Left Barb Up Right Barb Down Harpoon Symbol ⥊
⥊ is left barb up right barb down harpoon. Write it in HTML as ⥊ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+294A | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥊ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥊ | |
| CSS | \294A | |
| JavaScript | \u{294A} | |
| Python | \U0000294A | |
| Java / C# | \u294A | |
| Rust | \u{294a} | |
| Swift | \u{294A} | |
| PHP | \u{294A} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%8A | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 8A | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 294A | |
| Base64 | 4qWK | |
| Decimal | 10570 | |
| HTML entity | ⥊ | |
| LaTeX | \leftrightharpoonupdown | |
| 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 harpoon characters
Unicode names 8 characters ending in “harpoon”. 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 294A then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “left barb up right barb down harpoon” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 294a, 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 ⥊ left barb up right barb down harpoon symbol?
- On Windows, type 294A and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 294a. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥊?
- Left Barb Up Right Barb Down Harpoon is U+294A, written in HTML as ⥊ and in LaTeX as \leftrightharpoonupdown. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥊?
- Left Barb Up Right Barb Down Harpoon 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.