U+297E · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥾
LaTeX
\upfishtail
Up Fish Tail Symbol ⥾
⥾ is up fish tail, U+297E — \upfishtail in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+297E | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥾ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥾ | |
| CSS | \297E | |
| JavaScript | \u{297E} | |
| Python | \U0000297E | |
| Java / C# | \u297E | |
| Rust | \u{297e} | |
| Swift | \u{297E} | |
| PHP | \u{297E} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%BE | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 BE | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 297E | |
| Base64 | 4qW+ | |
| Decimal | 10622 | |
| HTML entity | ⥾ | |
| LaTeX | \upfishtail | |
| 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 tail characters
Unicode names 12 characters ending in “tail”. 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 297E then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “up fish tail” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 297e, 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 ⥾ up fish tail symbol?
- On Windows, type 297E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 297e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥾?
- Up Fish Tail is U+297E, written in HTML as ⥾ and in LaTeX as \upfishtail. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥾?
- Up Fish Tail 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.