U+2966 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥦
LaTeX
\leftrightharpoonsup
Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Up Symbol ⥦
⥦ is leftwards harpoon with barb up above rightwards harpoon with barb up. 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+2966 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥦ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥦ | |
| CSS | \2966 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2966} | |
| Python | \U00002966 | |
| Java / C# | \u2966 | |
| Rust | \u{2966} | |
| Swift | \u{2966} | |
| PHP | \u{2966} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%A6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 A6 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2966 | |
| Base64 | 4qWm | |
| Decimal | 10598 | |
| HTML entity | ⥦ | |
| LaTeX | \leftrightharpoonsup | |
| 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 barb characters
Unicode names 18 characters ending in “barb”. 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 2966 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “leftwards harpoon with barb up above rightwards harpoon with barb up” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2966, 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 rightwards harpoon with barb up symbol?
- On Windows, type 2966 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2966. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥦?
- Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Up is U+2966, written in HTML as ⥦ and in LaTeX as \leftrightharpoonsup. 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 Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Up 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.