HTML Entity for Right Harpoon With Barb Up Above Long Dash (⥬)

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

What You'll Learn

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

Render it with ⥬ (named), ⥬, ⥬, or CSS \296C. Related: U+296D (⥭, right harpoon with barb down below long dash), U+21C0 (⇀, right harpoon barb up / ⇀).

⚡ Quick Reference — Right Harpoon With Barb Up Above Long Dash

Unicode U+296C

Supplemental Arrows-B

Hex Code ⥬

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ⥬

Decimal reference

Named Entity ⥬

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+296C
Hex code       ⥬
HTML code      ⥬
Named entity   ⥬
CSS code       \296C
Meaning        Rightwards harpoon with barb up above long dash
Related        U+296D = right harpoon with barb down below long dash (⥭)
               U+21C0 = right harpoon barb up (⇀)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the Right Harpoon With 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: "\296C";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol using Hexadecimal: &#x296C;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Code: &#10604;</p>
<p>Symbol using HTML Entity: &rharul;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Right Harpoon With 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 Right Harpoon With 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 &rharul; &#x296C; &#10604; \296C

🧠 How It Works

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Named HTML Entity

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

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#x296C; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 296C. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#10604; uses the decimal Unicode value 10604 for the same symbol.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\296C 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+296C is in Supplemental Arrows-B. Previous: Right Harpoon With Barb Down To Bar.

✅

Use Cases

The Right Harpoon With 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 right harpoon with long dash in scientific UI and labels.

🗃 Entity reference

Document and teach HTML entity usage for harpoon symbols.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Prefer &rharul; in HTML for readability
  • Use fonts that support Supplemental Arrows-B (U+296C)
  • 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 &rharul; (U+296C) with &rharu; (U+21C0, simple right harpoon barb up)
  • Confuse ⥬ with ⥭ (harpoon below long dash, not above)
  • Use CSS \296C 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+296C in HTML and CSS

&rharul; &#x296C; &#10604;
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For CSS, use \296C in the content property

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Unicode U+296C — RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UP ABOVE LONG DASH

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

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Previous: Right Harpoon With Barb Down To Bar (⥗)   Next: Right Harpoon With Barb Up Above Right Harpoon With Barb Down

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &rharul; (named), &#x296C; (hex), &#10604; (decimal), or \296C in CSS content. All four methods render ⥬ correctly.
U+296C (RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UP ABOVE LONG DASH). Supplemental Arrows-B block (U+2900–U+297F). Hex 296C, decimal 10604.
In mathematical notation, logic, commutative diagrams, technical writing, and any design that needs a rightwards harpoon with barb up above long dash.
Named and numeric HTML references (&rharul;, &#10604;, &#x296C;) go in markup. The CSS escape \296C is used in stylesheets, typically on ::before or ::after. Both produce ⥬.
Yes. &rharul; is the named HTML entity for U+296C. You can also use &#10604; (decimal) or &#x296C; (hex) and \296C in CSS.

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