U+2944 "⥄" Short Rightwards Arrow Above Leftwards Arrow Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⥄
U+2944 "⥄" Short Rightwards Arrow Above Leftwards Arrow is a mathematical symbol from the Supplemental Arrows-B block, designed to represent a specific bidirectional or relational operation in notation. It visually depicts a short rightward pointing arrow positioned directly above a leftward pointing arrow, suggesting a process or relationship that involves movement or directionality in both opposite senses, though with an emphasis or ordering indicated by the vertical stacking. This character is typically used in contexts such as logic, algebra, or category theory to denote a two-way mapping, a pairing of functions, or a reversible transformation where the forward direction is placed over the backward direction.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2944 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Short Rightwards Arrow Above Leftwards Arrow |
| Block | Supplemental Arrows-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⥄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⥄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA5 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2944 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002944 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2944 |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |