U+2965 "⥥" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2965 "⥥" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right is a mathematical symbol belonging to the Supplemental Arrows-B block, designed for use in formal notation to represent a specific bidirectional relationship involving two downward-pointing harpoons positioned side by side. It combines a harpoon with a barb on the left side and one with a barb on the right side, both pointing downward, and is typically employed in fields such as category theory, logic, or abstract algebra to denote maps, transformations, or relations that operate simultaneously in a downward direction from two distinct sources. This character helps convey complex, dual directional concepts in a compact visual form, making it useful for researchers and mathematicians who need precise typographic symbols for scholarly documentation and typesetting.

General Properties

Code Point U+2965
Version Added 3.2
Name Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right
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 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2965
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002965
C/C++/Java Escape \u2965

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