U+2953 "⥓" Rightwards Harpoon with Barb Up to Bar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2953 "⥓" Rightwards Harpoon with Barb Up to Bar is a typographic symbol used in mathematical notation and formal logic, particularly in areas involving relations and functions between sets or objects. It depicts a rightward pointing harpoon or arrow whose barb faces upward, with the arrow shaft ending against a vertical bar, implying a specific type of directional mapping or restriction. This character is part of the Supplemental Arrows-B block, which provides a range of specialized arrows for academic and technical writing, allowing precise expression of concepts such as partial functions or relations that are defined only up to a certain boundary or limit. Its design distinguishes it from standard arrows, making it useful for diagrams, proofs, and formal systems where clarity of direction and termination is required.

General Properties

Code Point U+2953
Version Added 3.2
Name Rightwards Harpoon with Barb Up to Bar
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 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2953
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002953
C/C++/Java Escape \u2953

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