U+21CA "" Downwards Paired Arrows Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+21CA "" Downwards Paired Arrows is a typographical symbol that depicts two parallel arrows pointing straight downward, often used to represent a double downward movement, a decrease in value, or a rapid descent. It is part of the Arrows block in Unicode, specifically categorized as a mathematical or directional symbol. This character can appear in technical documentation, flowchart diagrams, or user interfaces to indicate simultaneous downward actions, such as scrolling or page turning, or to denote a bidirectional pairing in contexts like chemical notation or electrical schematics.

General Properties

Code Point
U+21CA
Name
Downwards Paired Arrows
Unicode 1.0 Name
Down Paired Arrows

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⇊
HTML Hex Encoding
⇊
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x87 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x21CA
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000021CA
C/C++/Java Escape
\u21ca