U+237C · Math symbol
HTML entity
⍼
LaTeX
\rangledownzigzagarrow
Right Angle With Downwards Zigzag Arrow Symbol ⍼
⍼ is right angle with downwards zigzag arrow. 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+237C | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⍼ | |
| HTML decimal | ⍼ | |
| CSS | \237C | |
| JavaScript | \u{237C} | |
| Python | \U0000237C | |
| Java / C# | \u237C | |
| Rust | \u{237c} | |
| Swift | \u{237C} | |
| PHP | \u{237C} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%8D%BC | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8D BC | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 237C | |
| Base64 | 4o28 | |
| Decimal | 9084 | |
| HTML entity | ⍼ | |
| LaTeX | \rangledownzigzagarrow | |
| 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 arrow characters
Unicode names 24 characters ending in “arrow”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical
Symbols from engineering, electronics and computing: APL operators, keyboard keys, dentistry and cartography marks. The ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⏎ keys people paste into shortcut documentation live here.
How to type ⍼
| Windows | Type 237C then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “right angle with downwards zigzag arrow” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 237c, 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 ⍼ right angle with downwards zigzag arrow symbol?
- On Windows, type 237C and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 237c. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⍼?
- Right Angle With Downwards Zigzag Arrow is U+237C, written in HTML as ⍼ and in LaTeX as \rangledownzigzagarrow. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⍼?
- Right Angle With Downwards Zigzag Arrow is filed under Math symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical 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.