U+295E · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥞
LaTeX
\leftharpoondownbar
Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar Symbol ⥞
⥞ is leftwards harpoon with barb down from bar. 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+295E | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥞ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥞ | |
| CSS | \295E | |
| JavaScript | \u{295E} | |
| Python | \U0000295E | |
| Java / C# | \u295E | |
| Rust | \u{295e} | |
| Swift | \u{295E} | |
| PHP | \u{295E} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%9E | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 9E | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 295E | |
| Base64 | 4qWe | |
| Decimal | 10590 | |
| HTML entity | ⥞ | |
| LaTeX | \leftharpoondownbar | |
| 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 bar characters
Unicode names 24 characters ending in “bar”. 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 295E then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “leftwards harpoon with barb down from bar” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 295e, 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 from bar symbol?
- On Windows, type 295E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 295e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥞?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar is U+295E, written in HTML as ⥞ and in LaTeX as \leftharpoondownbar. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥞?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar 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.