U+2969 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥩
LaTeX
\rightleftharpoonsdown
Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Down Above Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down Symbol ⥩
⥩ is rightwards harpoon with barb down above leftwards harpoon with barb down. 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+2969 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥩ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥩ | |
| CSS | \2969 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2969} | |
| Python | \U00002969 | |
| Java / C# | \u2969 | |
| Rust | \u{2969} | |
| Swift | \u{2969} | |
| PHP | \u{2969} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%A9 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 A9 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2969 | |
| Base64 | 4qWp | |
| Decimal | 10601 | |
| HTML entity | ⥩ | |
| LaTeX | \rightleftharpoonsdown | |
| 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 2969 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “rightwards harpoon with barb down above leftwards harpoon with barb down” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2969, 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 ⥩ rightwards harpoon with barb down above leftwards harpoon with barb down symbol?
- On Windows, type 2969 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2969. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥩?
- Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Down Above Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down is U+2969, written in HTML as ⥩ and in LaTeX as \rightleftharpoonsdown. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥩?
- Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Down Above Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down 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.