U+2955 "⥕" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right to Bar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2955 "⥕" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right to Bar is a typographic symbol used in mathematical notation and technical diagrams, particularly within the fields of logic, category theory, and linear algebra, to denote a downward directional mapping or relation that terminates at a vertical bar. Its design features a harpoon point facing downward with a barb on the right side, connected to a short horizontal bar on its left, representing a specific kind of one way function or a defined stop in a process. This character belongs to the Supplemental Arrows B block and is commonly employed to illustrate partial functions, injections, or conditional flow in formal proofs and commutative diagrams. Its precise appearance ensures clarity in representing operations where a downward vector ends at a barrier or limiting boundary.

General Properties

Code Point U+2955
Version Added 3.2
Name Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right 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 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2955
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002955
C/C++/Java Escape \u2955

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