U+296A · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥪
LaTeX
\leftharpoonupdash
Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Long Dash Symbol ⥪
⥪ is leftwards harpoon with barb up above long dash, U+296A — \leftharpoonupdash in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+296A | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥪ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥪ | |
| CSS | \296A | |
| JavaScript | \u{296A} | |
| Python | \U0000296A | |
| Java / C# | \u296A | |
| Rust | \u{296a} | |
| Swift | \u{296A} | |
| PHP | \u{296A} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%AA | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 AA | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 296A | |
| Base64 | 4qWq | |
| Decimal | 10602 | |
| HTML entity | ⥪ | |
| LaTeX | \leftharpoonupdash | |
| 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 296A then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “leftwards harpoon with barb up above long dash” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 296a, 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 up above long dash symbol?
- On Windows, type 296A and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 296a. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥪?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Long Dash is U+296A, written in HTML as ⥪ and in LaTeX as \leftharpoonupdash. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥪?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above 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.