U+297A "⥺" Leftwards Arrow Through Subset Unicode Character

U+297A "⥺" Leftwards Arrow Through Subset is a mathematical symbol from the Supplemental Arrows-B block, designed to represent a specific logical or set-theoretic relationship where a leftward pointing arrow passes through the interior of a subset symbol (⊂), indicating that an operation, mapping, or transformation moves from a superset into a contained subset, or that a selection or extraction occurs from within a set while preserving directionality. Its visual combination of a subset shape with a penetrating arrow distinguishes it from simpler subset or arrow characters, providing precise notation for advanced mathematical notation, particularly in fields like category theory, lattice theory, or set theory, where such compounded glyphs convey nuanced inclusion or directional dependencies without ambiguity.

General Properties

Code Point	U+297A
Version Added	3.2
Name	Leftwards Arrow Through Subset
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 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0x297A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000297A
C/C++/Java Escape	\u297a

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