U+296B · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥫
LaTeX
\dashleftharpoondown
Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down Below Long Dash Symbol ⥫
⥫ is leftwards harpoon with barb down below long dash. 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+296B | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥫ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥫ | |
| CSS | \296B | |
| JavaScript | \u{296B} | |
| Python | \U0000296B | |
| Java / C# | \u296B | |
| Rust | \u{296b} | |
| Swift | \u{296B} | |
| PHP | \u{296B} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 AB | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 296B | |
| Base64 | 4qWr | |
| Decimal | 10603 | |
| HTML entity | ⥫ | |
| LaTeX | \dashleftharpoondown | |
| 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 dash characters
Unicode names 9 characters ending in “dash”. 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 296B then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “leftwards harpoon with barb down below long dash” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 296b, 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 ⥫ leftwards harpoon with barb down below long dash symbol?
- On Windows, type 296B and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 296b. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥫?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down Below Long Dash is U+296B, written in HTML as ⥫ and in LaTeX as \dashleftharpoondown. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥫?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down Below Long Dash 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.