U+2969 "⥩" Rightwards Harpoon with Barb down Above Leftwards Harpoon with Barb Down Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2969 "⥩" Rightwards Harpoon with Barb down Above Leftwards Harpoon with Barb Down is a specialized typographic symbol in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, designed to represent a bidirectional or alternating flow within mathematical notation, particularly in contexts like set theory, category theory, or logical diagrams where two opposing forces, reactions, or transformations are depicted simultaneously. Its visual design combines two harpoon arrows one pointing right with its barb facing downward and the other pointing left with its barb also facing downward stacked vertically with both harpoons sharing a central shaft. This arrangement suggests a reversible process, a balanced tension, or a two way interaction where each direction involves a downward angled barb, possibly indicating a specific kind of attachment or directional constraint. While not commonly used in standard text, it serves as a precise tool for mathematicians and logicians who need to denote complex r

General Properties

Code Point U+2969
Version Added 3.2
Name Rightwards Harpoon with Barb down Above Leftwards Harpoon with Barb Down
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 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2969
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002969
C/C++/Java Escape \u2969

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