U+21A2 "↢" Leftwards Arrow with Tail Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+21A2 "↢" Leftwards Arrow with Tail is a typographic symbol that belongs to the Arrows block, specifically designed to represent a leftward pointing arrow with a short, perpendicular line or "tail" attached to the back of its shaft. Unlike the standard leftwards arrow, this tail adds a distinct visual cue often used in mathematics, logic, or technical diagrams to denote a specific type of mapping, implication, or directional control, such as indicating a leftwards association with a constraint or a modified direction in formal notation. Its design ensures clarity in contexts where simple arrows might be ambiguous, making it a helpful tool for precise symbolic communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21A2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Leftwards Arrow with Tail |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Left Arrow with Tail |
| Block | Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ↢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ↢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x86 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21A2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021A2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21a2 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Other Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |