U+2964 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥤
LaTeX
\rightharpoonsupdown
Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Down Symbol ⥤
⥤ is rightwards harpoon with barb up above rightwards 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+2964 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥤ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥤ | |
| CSS | \2964 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2964} | |
| Python | \U00002964 | |
| Java / C# | \u2964 | |
| Rust | \u{2964} | |
| Swift | \u{2964} | |
| PHP | \u{2964} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%A4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 A4 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2964 | |
| Base64 | 4qWk | |
| Decimal | 10596 | |
| HTML entity | ⥤ | |
| LaTeX | \rightharpoonsupdown | |
| 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 2964 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “rightwards harpoon with barb up above rightwards harpoon with barb down” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2964, 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 up above rightwards harpoon with barb down symbol?
- On Windows, type 2964 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2964. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥤?
- Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Down is U+2964, written in HTML as ⥤ and in LaTeX as \rightharpoonsupdown. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥤?
- Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Up Above Rightwards 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.