U+21C2 "⇂" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Rightwards Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⇂
U+21C2 "⇂" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Rightwards is a typographic symbol used primarily in mathematical notation and technical diagrams to indicate a downward motion or vector that simultaneously points to the right, often representing a force, direction, or mapping in fields such as physics, calculus, or category theory. Its design features a vertical line with a small barb or arrowhead on its right side, distinguishing it from similar harpoon characters by its specific orientation and side attachment.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+21C2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Downwards Harpoon with Barb Rightwards |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Down Harpoon with Barb Right |
| 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 0x87 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x21C2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000021C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u21c2 |
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 |