U+2961 "⥡" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left from Bar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⥡
U+2961 "⥡" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left from Bar is a typographical symbol used primarily in mathematical notation and logic, specifically within the realm of arrow-based diagrams or proofs. It depicts a vertical downward harpoon with a barb pointing to the left, emerging from a horizontal bar at its top, which visually represents a relationship or operation that begins from a fixed line or state and proceeds downward with a leftward hook. This character is part of the Supplemental Arrows-B block and serves as a specialized tool for technical writing, often appearing in academic papers or textbooks to denote functions, transformations, or logical dependencies where precision in directional flow is required.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2961 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left from 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 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2961 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002961 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2961 |
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 |