U+297F "⥿" Down Fish Tail Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+297F "⥿" Down Fish Tail is a specialized typographic symbol found in the Supplemental Arrows B block, designed to represent a downward pointing arrow with a split or forked end resembling a fish's tail. It is primarily used in mathematical notation, logic, and diagrammatic contexts to indicate a downward relation, transition, or flow that diverges into two paths. Despite its descriptive name, the character is not commonly encountered in everyday text but serves a precise function in technical documents, particularly in fields like category theory or lattice diagrams where directional branching is required.
General Properties
Code Point
U+297F
Name
Down Fish Tail
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⥿
HTML Hex Encoding
⥿
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xA5 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x297F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000297F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u297f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common