U+296F "⥯" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Upwards Harpoon with Barb Right Unicode Character

U+296F "⥯" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Upwards Harpoon with Barb Right is a specialized typographic symbol from the Supplemental Arrows-B block, designed to represent a bidirectional harpoon arrangement in a compact vertical pair. This character combines a downwards harpoon with its barb pointing left on one side, placed beside an upwards harpoon with its barb pointing right, typically used in mathematical notation, logic diagrams, or technical illustrations to indicate a simultaneous or alternating bidirectional operation where the direction of engagement or movement is both up and down with specific lateral orientations. Its structure allows it to stand in for more complex drawn diagrams, offering a standardized glyph for precise communication in fields like category theory, physics, or engineering schematics where directional relationships need clear visual representation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+296F
Version Added	3.2
Name	Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Upwards 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 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x296F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000296F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u296f

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