↽
Arrow 46
- Unicode
- U+21BD
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ↽
- CSS
- \21BD
The ↽ symbol, officially known as the Leftwards Harpoon with Barb Downwards, is a specialized arrow character featuring a half-arrowhead pointing to the left. It is most frequently used in mathematical and scientific notation, particularly in chemistry to represent reversible equilibrium reactions when paired with a right-pointing harpoon. Outside of academia, typographers and digital artists sometimes use it as a unique bullet point or minimalist decorative element.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8637 or Win+. then search 'harpoon'
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'leftwards harpoon'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 21bd
- HTML
- &lharpd; or ↽
In Programming
In LaTeX and scientific typesetting, this symbol is generated using \leftharpoondown to denote specific vector types or to build chemical equilibrium equations.
Tags
arrow
chemical equilibrium arrow
chemistry notation
equilibrium left arrow
half arrow left down
half arrowhead
harpoon
harpoon barb down
left
lower
math
math harpoon
reversible reaction symbol