U+294E · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥎
LaTeX
\leftrightharpoonupup
Left Barb Up Right Barb Up Harpoon Symbol ⥎
⥎ is left barb up right barb up 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+294E | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥎ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥎ | |
| CSS | \294E | |
| JavaScript | \u{294E} | |
| Python | \U0000294E | |
| Java / C# | \u294E | |
| Rust | \u{294e} | |
| Swift | \u{294E} | |
| PHP | \u{294E} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%8E | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 8E | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 294E | |
| Base64 | 4qWO | |
| Decimal | 10574 | |
| HTML entity | ⥎ | |
| LaTeX | \leftrightharpoonupup | |
| 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 294E then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “left barb up right barb up harpoon” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 294e, 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 up harpoon symbol?
- On Windows, type 294E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 294e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥎?
- Left Barb Up Right Barb Up Harpoon is U+294E, written in HTML as ⥎ and in LaTeX as \leftrightharpoonupup. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥎?
- Left Barb Up Right Barb Up 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.