HTML Entity for Left Fish Tail (⥼)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+297C
HTML entity for Left Fish Tail (U+297C) — named ⥼, hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Left Fish Tail (⥼) in HTML using the named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This symbol is U+297C (LEFT FISH TAIL) in the Supplemental Arrows-B block (U+2900–U+297F)—a combined harpoon symbol (leftwards harpoon with barb up above leftwards harpoon with barb down), used in mathematical notation, flow diagrams, and decorative arrows.

Render it with ⥼ (named), ⥼, ⥼, or CSS \297C. Related: U+297D (⥽, right fish tail / ⥽), harpoon symbols in the same block.

⚡ Quick Reference — Left Fish Tail

Unicode U+297C

Supplemental Arrows-B

Hex Code ⥼

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ⥼

Decimal reference

Named Entity ⥼

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+297C
Hex code       ⥼
HTML code      ⥼
Named entity   ⥼
CSS code       \297C
Meaning        Left fish tail (combined harpoon)
Related        U+297D = right fish tail (⥽)
               U+2906 = left double arrow from bar (⤆)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the Left Fish Tail (⥼) using the named entity, hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\297C";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol using Hexadecimal: &#x297C;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Code: &#10620;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Entity: &lfisht;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Left Fish Tail (⥼) renders in modern browsers when the font includes Supplemental Arrows-B glyphs:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See the Left Fish Tail (⥼) in math and diagram contexts:

Math notation f ⥼ g
Flow diagram B ⥼ A
Direction ⥼ Start
Large glyph ⥼
Symbol comparison ⥼ ⥽ ⤆ ⇐
Entity refs &lfisht; &#x297C; &#10620; \297C

🧠 How It Works

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Named HTML Entity

&lfisht; is the named entity for the Left Fish Tail (combined left harpoon symbol). Easy to read in math and diagram markup.

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#x297C; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 297C. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#10620; uses the decimal Unicode value 10620 for the same symbol.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\297C is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce ⥼. Unicode U+297C is in Supplemental Arrows-B. Previous: Left Double Quotation Mark.

✅

Use Cases

The Left Fish Tail (⥼) is commonly used in:

📐 Math notation

Represent combined harpoon relations in mathematical and scientific documents.

📊 Flow diagrams

Show direction or relationships where a fish-tail harpoon variant is needed.

📚 Technical docs

Illustrate specialized arrow symbols in guides and reference material.

🎯 Decorative arrows

Distinct left-pointing fish-tail symbol in UI labels, icons, and design elements.

🖼 Diagrams

Chemistry, physics, or logic diagrams that use harpoon-style notation.

🗃 Entity reference

Document and teach HTML entity usage for Supplemental Arrows-B symbols.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Prefer &lfisht; in HTML for readability
  • Use fonts that support Supplemental Arrows-B (U+297C)
  • Set <meta charset="utf-8">
  • Pair with explanatory text or labels for accessibility in UI
  • Keep one encoding style per project for consistency
  • Distinguish ⥼ from simple left arrows when symbol meaning matters

Don’t

  • Confuse &lfisht; (U+297C) with &larr; (U+2190, simple left arrow)
  • Confuse &lfisht; with &rfisht; (U+297D, right fish tail)
  • Use CSS \297C inside HTML text nodes
  • Assume legacy systems render Supplemental Arrows-B without testing
  • Mix named and numeric entities inconsistently in the same component

Key Takeaways

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Four ways to render U+297C in HTML and CSS

&lfisht; &#x297C; &#10620;
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For CSS, use \297C in the content property

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Unicode U+297C — LEFT FISH TAIL

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Supplemental Arrows-B block (U+2900–U+297F) — named entity &lfisht;

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Previous: Left Double Quotation Mark (“)   Next: Left Half Ring Above

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &lfisht; (named), &#x297C; (hex), &#10620; (decimal), or \297C in CSS content. All four methods render ⥼ correctly.
U+297C (LEFT FISH TAIL). Supplemental Arrows-B block (U+2900–U+297F). Hex 297C, decimal 10620. Leftwards harpoon with barb up above leftwards harpoon with barb down.
In mathematical notation, flow diagrams, decorative arrows, and any design that needs a left fish tail (combined harpoon) symbol.
Named and numeric HTML references (&lfisht;, &#10620;, &#x297C;) go in markup. The CSS escape \297C is used in stylesheets, typically on ::before or ::after. Both produce ⥼.
Yes. &lfisht; is the named HTML entity for U+297C. You can also use &#10620; (decimal) or &#x297C; (hex) and \297C in CSS.

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