U+21D4 "⇔" Left Right Double Arrow Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+21D4 "⇔" Left Right Double Arrow is a mathematical and logical symbol commonly known as the "if and only if" or logical biconditional operator, indicating that two statements are logically equivalent or mutually imply one another. It is also used in various fields such as set theory and computer science to denote a bidirectional relationship or equivalence between two elements. This character is part of the Unicode standard's Arrows block, designed to provide a clear, typographically consistent representation for formal reasoning and notation.

General Properties

Code Point U+21D4
Version Added 1.1
Name Left Right Double Arrow
Block Arrows
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⇔
HTML Hex Encoding ⇔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x87 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0x21D4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000021D4
C/C++/Java Escape \u21d4

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 Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Pattern Syntax Yes
Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other