U+2BEF "⯯" Downwards Two-Headed Arrow with Triangle Arrowheads Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2BEF "⯯" Downwards Two-Headed Arrow with Triangle Arrowheads is a specific typographic symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, designed to represent a downward direction with unusual emphasis. Its distinctive design features two sharp, triangular arrowheads stacked vertically along a single shaft, pointing downward to indicate movement, descent, or a dual-stage downward process. This character is primarily used in technical diagrams, mathematical notation, or specialized notation systems where a standard single arrow fails to convey the intended layered or compound directional meaning. It is not commonly found in everyday text but serves as a precise tool for annotators, cartographers, or software interfaces that require a visually clear, bold indication of a downward trajectory with multiple heads.

General Properties

Code Point U+2BEF
Version Added 8.0
Name Downwards Two-Headed Arrow with Triangle Arrowheads
Block Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⯯
HTML Hex Encoding ⯯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xAF 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2BEF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002BEF
C/C++/Java Escape \u2bef

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
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other