U+2965 "" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+2965 "" Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right is a mathematical symbol belonging to the Supplemental Arrows-B block, designed for use in formal notation to represent a specific bidirectional relationship involving two downward-pointing harpoons positioned side by side. It combines a harpoon with a barb on the left side and one with a barb on the right side, both pointing downward, and is typically employed in fields such as category theory, logic, or abstract algebra to denote maps, transformations, or relations that operate simultaneously in a downward direction from two distinct sources. This character helps convey complex, dual directional concepts in a compact visual form, making it useful for researchers and mathematicians who need precise typographic symbols for scholarly documentation and typesetting.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2965
Name
Downwards Harpoon with Barb Left Beside Downwards Harpoon with Barb Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⥥
HTML Hex Encoding
⥥
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA5 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2965
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002965
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2965