U+2ADE "⫞" Short Left Tack Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⫞
U+2ADE "⫞" Short Left Tack is a mathematical symbol belonging to the Supplemental Arrows-B block, primarily used in formal logic and set theory to denote a specific type of relation or operation, such as a short leftward pointing tack that may represent a turnstile or a variant of a left tack in proof theory or vector notation. Its compact shape distinguishes it from longer tack symbols, allowing for precise signaling of a leftward or binding direction in typeset equations and formal systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2ADE |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Short Left Tack |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⊦" U+22A6 Assertion |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⫞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⫞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAB 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2ADE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002ADE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ade |
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 |