U+2959 "" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left to Bar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+2959 "" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left to Bar is a typographic symbol used in mathematical notation, particularly in the field of category theory and homological algebra, to represent a specific type of arrow or mapping. Its design features a downward-pointing harpoon with a small barb on its left side, which is drawn so that the shaft ends at a vertical bar, indicating a relation or attachment to that bar. This character is part of the Supplemental Arrows-B block in Unicode, and it helps convey nuanced directional relationships in diagrams and proofs where standard arrows are insufficient.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2959
Name
Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left to Bar

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⥙
HTML Hex Encoding
⥙
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA5 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2959
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002959
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2959