U+297F "⥿" Down Fish Tail Unicode Character

U+297F "⥿" Down Fish Tail is a specialized typographic symbol found in the Supplemental Arrows B block, designed to represent a downward pointing arrow with a split or forked end resembling a fish's tail. It is primarily used in mathematical notation, logic, and diagrammatic contexts to indicate a downward relation, transition, or flow that diverges into two paths. Despite its descriptive name, the character is not commonly encountered in everyday text but serves a precise function in technical documents, particularly in fields like category theory or lattice diagrams where directional branching is required.

General Properties

Code Point	U+297F
Version Added	3.2
Name	Down Fish Tail
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 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x297F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000297F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u297f

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