U+2924 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⤤
LaTeX
\hknearrow
North East Arrow With Hook Symbol ⤤
⤤ is north east arrow with hook, U+2924 — \hknearrow in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2924 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⤤ | |
| HTML decimal | ⤤ | |
| CSS | \2924 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2924} | |
| Python | \U00002924 | |
| Java / C# | \u2924 | |
| Rust | \u{2924} | |
| Swift | \u{2924} | |
| PHP | \u{2924} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A4%A4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A4 A4 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2924 | |
| Base64 | 4qSk | |
| Decimal | 10532 | |
| HTML entity | ⤤ | |
| LaTeX | \hknearrow | |
| 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 hook characters
Unicode names 5 characters ending in “hook”. 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 2924 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “north east arrow with hook” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2924, 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 ⤤ north east arrow with hook symbol?
- On Windows, type 2924 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2924. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⤤?
- North East Arrow With Hook is U+2924, written in HTML as ⤤ and in LaTeX as \hknearrow. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⤤?
- North East Arrow With Hook 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.