U+21CC "" Rightwards Harpoon over Leftwards Harpoon Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+21CC "" Rightwards Harpoon over Leftwards Harpoon is a mathematical and scientific symbol commonly used to represent a reversible chemical reaction, indicating that the process can proceed in both forward and backward directions under the same conditions. Unlike the equilibrium sign (⇋), this character specifically places the rightward harpoon above the leftward one, and it is frequently employed in contexts of organic chemistry or physics to denote dynamic equilibria or bidirectional processes such as electron flow or resonance structures. Its typographic design combines two opposing harpoon arrows, with the top arrow pointing right and the bottom arrow pointing left, visually capturing the idea of simultaneous or competing directional movement.

General Properties

Code Point
U+21CC
Name
Rightwards Harpoon over Leftwards Harpoon
Unicode 1.0 Name
Right Harpoon over Left Harpoon

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⇌
HTML Hex Encoding
⇌
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x87 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x21CC
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000021CC
C/C++/Java Escape
\u21cc