U+296E · Math symbol
HTML entity
⥮
LaTeX
\updownharpoonsleftright
Upwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon With Barb Right Symbol ⥮
⥮ is upwards harpoon with barb left beside downwards harpoon with barb right. 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+296E | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⥮ | |
| HTML decimal | ⥮ | |
| CSS | \296E | |
| JavaScript | \u{296E} | |
| Python | \U0000296E | |
| Java / C# | \u296E | |
| Rust | \u{296e} | |
| Swift | \u{296E} | |
| PHP | \u{296E} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A5%AE | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A5 AE | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 296E | |
| Base64 | 4qWu | |
| Decimal | 10606 | |
| HTML entity | ⥮ | |
| LaTeX | \updownharpoonsleftright | |
| 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 296E then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “upwards harpoon with barb left beside downwards harpoon with barb right” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 296e, 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 ⥮ upwards harpoon with barb left beside downwards harpoon with barb right symbol?
- On Windows, type 296E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 296e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⥮?
- Upwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon With Barb Right is U+296E, written in HTML as ⥮ and in LaTeX as \updownharpoonsleftright. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⥮?
- Upwards Harpoon With Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon With Barb Right 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.