U+2926 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⤦
LaTeX
\hkswarrow
South West Arrow With Hook Symbol ⤦
⤦ is south west arrow with hook. 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+2926 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⤦ | |
| HTML decimal | ⤦ | |
| CSS | \2926 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2926} | |
| Python | \U00002926 | |
| Java / C# | \u2926 | |
| Rust | \u{2926} | |
| Swift | \u{2926} | |
| PHP | \u{2926} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A4%A6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A4 A6 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2926 | |
| Base64 | 4qSm | |
| Decimal | 10534 | |
| HTML entity | ⤦ | |
| LaTeX | \hkswarrow | |
| 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 2926 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “south west arrow with hook” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2926, 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 ⤦ south west arrow with hook symbol?
- On Windows, type 2926 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2926. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⤦?
- South West Arrow With Hook is U+2926, written in HTML as ⤦ and in LaTeX as \hkswarrow. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⤦?
- South West 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.