↾ is the Unicode character UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS, code point U+21BE (decimal 8638) in the Arrows block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ↾, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 86 BE.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+21BE |
| Decimal | 8638 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 BE |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 21BE |
| UTF-32 | 000021BE |
| HTML decimal | ↾ |
| HTML hex | ↾ |
| HTML named | ↾ ↾ ↾ |
| CSS | \21BE |
| JavaScript | \u21BE |
| JSON | \u21BE |
| Python | \u21BE |
| Python by name | \N{UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS} |
| Java, C# | \u21BE |
| Rust, Swift | \u{21BE} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u21BE |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%86%BE |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS |
| Code point | U+21BE (decimal 8638) |
| Block | Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Arrows
- ↶ U+21B6 Anticlockwise Top Semicircle Arrow
- ↷ U+21B7 Clockwise Top Semicircle Arrow
- ↸ U+21B8 North West Arrow To Long Bar
- ↹ U+21B9 Leftwards Arrow To Bar Over Rightwards Arrow To Bar
- ↺ U+21BA Anticlockwise Open Circle Arrow
- ↻ U+21BB Clockwise Open Circle Arrow
- ↼ U+21BC Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Upwards
- ↽ U+21BD Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Downwards
- ↿ U+21BF Upwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards
- ⇀ U+21C0 Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Upwards
- ⇁ U+21C1 Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Downwards
- ⇂ U+21C2 Downwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards
- ⇃ U+21C3 Downwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards
- ⇄ U+21C4 Rightwards Arrow Over Leftwards Arrow
- ⇅ U+21C5 Upwards Arrow Leftwards Of Downwards Arrow
- ⇆ U+21C6 Leftwards Arrow Over Rightwards Arrow
All 112 characters: Arrows.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ↾?
- Use the named entity ↾, or ↾ (decimal) or ↾ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+21BE?
- E2 86 BE (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%86%BE.
- How do I write U+21BE in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u21BE. Python: \u21BE.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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