HTML Entity for Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥪)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+296A
HTML entity for Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (U+296A) — named ⥪, hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥪) in HTML using the named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This symbol is U+296A (LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UP ABOVE LONG DASH) in the Supplemental Arrows-B block (U+2900–U+297F)—a left-pointing harpoon with barb up and a long dash above, used in mathematical notation, logic, and technical writing.

Render it with ⥪ (named), ⥪, ⥪, or CSS \296A. Related: U+296B (⥫, left harpoon barb down below long dash), U+21BC (↼, left harpoon barb up / ↼).

⚡ Quick Reference — Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash

Unicode U+296A

Supplemental Arrows-B

Hex Code ⥪

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ⥪

Decimal reference

Named Entity ⥪

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+296A
Hex code       ⥪
HTML code      ⥪
Named entity   ⥪
CSS code       \296A
Meaning        Leftwards harpoon with barb up above long dash
Related        U+296B = left harpoon barb down below long dash (⥫)
               U+21BC = left harpoon barb up (↼)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥪) using the named entity, hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\296A";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol using Hexadecimal: &#x296A;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Code: &#10602;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Entity: &lharul;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥪) 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 Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥪) in math and technical contexts:

Math notation f ⥪ g
Commutative diagram A ⥪ B
Flow diagram Start ⥪ End
Large glyph ⥪
Harpoon comparison ⥪ ⥫ ⥢ ↼
Entity refs &lharul; &#x296A; &#10602; \296A

🧠 How It Works

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Named HTML Entity

&lharul; is the named entity for the leftwards harpoon with barb up above long dash. Easy to read in math and technical markup.

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#x296A; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 296A. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#10602; uses the decimal Unicode value 10602 for the same symbol.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\296A 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+296A is in Supplemental Arrows-B. Previous: Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Left Harpoon Barb Down.

✅

Use Cases

The Left Harpoon Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥪) is commonly used in:

📐 Mathematics

Specialized harpoon-and-dash notation in math and scientific documents.

📜 Logic & category theory

Commutative diagrams and formal proofs with extended arrow notation.

📊 Flow diagrams

Show direction or relationships with harpoon-and-dash variants.

📚 Technical docs

Illustrate Supplemental Arrows-B symbols in guides and reference material.

🎯 Notation

Distinct left harpoon with long dash in scientific UI and labels.

🗃 Entity reference

Document and teach HTML entity usage for harpoon symbols.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Prefer &lharul; in HTML for readability
  • Use fonts that support Supplemental Arrows-B (U+296A)
  • Set <meta charset="utf-8">
  • Pair ⥪ with explanatory context for accessibility
  • Keep one encoding style per project for consistency
  • Distinguish ⥪ from ⥫ and ↼ when symbol meaning matters

Don’t

  • Confuse &lharul; (U+296A) with &lharu; (U+21BC, simple left harpoon barb up)
  • Confuse ⥪ with ⥫ (harpoon below long dash, not above)
  • Use CSS \296A 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+296A in HTML and CSS

&lharul; &#x296A; &#10602;
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For CSS, use \296A in the content property

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Unicode U+296A — LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UP ABOVE LONG DASH

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

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &lharul; (named), &#x296A; (hex), &#10602; (decimal), or \296A in CSS content. All four methods render ⥪ correctly.
U+296A (LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UP ABOVE LONG DASH). Supplemental Arrows-B block (U+2900–U+297F). Hex 296A, decimal 10602.
In mathematical notation, logic, commutative diagrams, technical writing, and any design that needs a leftwards harpoon with barb up above long dash.
Named and numeric HTML references (&lharul;, &#10602;, &#x296A;) go in markup. The CSS escape \296A is used in stylesheets, typically on ::before or ::after. Both produce ⥪.
Yes. &lharul; is the named HTML entity for U+296A. You can also use &#10602; (decimal) or &#x296A; (hex) and \296A in CSS.

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