Upwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards
Block: Arrows
- Symbol
- ↾
- Unicode
U+21BE- Unicode name
- UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS
- Block
- Arrows
- Category
- Symbol, Other
- Type
- Unicode symbol
Upwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards (↾) is encoded as U+21BE and has the formal Unicode name UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS. Unicode classifies it as Symbol, Other in the Arrows block. Separately encoded named neighbors include ↿ Upwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards (U+21BF) and ⇂ Downwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards (U+21C2); those records should be compared by name and code point rather than merged because their shapes or terminology are related.
How Context Narrows the Meaning of ↾
↾ is encoded as U+21BE and classified as Symbol, Other.
The Unicode identity and the surrounding document answer different questions: the code point tells you which character is present, while the surrounding formula, interface, document, or notation system determines the local interpretation. Keeping those layers separate prevents a visual guess from being treated as a character definition.
Not the symbol you were looking for? Use what is ↾ called? to identify another mark from pasted text, Unicode, or visual appearance.
Do Not Collapse Upwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards Into Nearby Named Variants
Unicode stores ↾ as U+21BE, while nearby records include ↿ Upwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards (U+21BF) and ⇂ Downwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards (U+21C2). These are separate encoded identities, not alternate font drawings of one character.
The comparison is useful because a shared word in the name, a mirrored direction, or a similar outline can make two symbols appear interchangeable. When the distinction matters, compare the complete Unicode name and code point before replacing one record with another.
Encoding ↾ in HTML and Source Text
U+21BE = decimal 8638 = HTML ↾ / ↾. A Unicode escape-style form is u21BE. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 86 BE.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.