U+29A6 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⦦
LaTeX
\wideangledown
Oblique Angle Opening Up Symbol ⦦
⦦ is oblique angle opening up, U+29A6 — \wideangledown in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+29A6 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⦦ | |
| HTML decimal | ⦦ | |
| CSS | \29A6 | |
| JavaScript | \u{29A6} | |
| Python | \U000029A6 | |
| Java / C# | \u29A6 | |
| Rust | \u{29a6} | |
| Swift | \u{29A6} | |
| PHP | \u{29A6} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A6%A6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 A6 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 29A6 | |
| Base64 | 4qam | |
| Decimal | 10662 | |
| HTML entity | ⦦ | |
| LaTeX | \wideangledown | |
| 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 opening characters
Unicode names 6 characters ending in “opening”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
Brackets, fences and operators for advanced notation — the ceiling and floor variants, angle brackets and the many circled and squared operators.
All 128 characters in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B →
How to type ⦦
| Windows | Type 29A6 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “oblique angle opening up” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 29a6, 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 ⦦ oblique angle opening up symbol?
- On Windows, type 29A6 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 29a6. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⦦?
- Oblique Angle Opening Up is U+29A6, written in HTML as ⦦ and in LaTeX as \wideangledown. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⦦?
- Oblique Angle Opening Up is filed under Math symbol in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-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.