What ⟝ means
It is a formal symbol whose meaning depends on the notation.
The long right tack in logic and type theory belongs to a family of marks that can introduce a judgment: what follows from stated assumptions or rules. The notation guide for a proof or system defines the exact role of ⟝.
Unicode’s names list points ⟝ to the shorter right tack . That is a standards relationship, not a guarantee that the forms are interchangeable in every notation.
Technical and specialist; unusual in casual chat unless readers share the formal notation.
Do not infer universal emphasis from the longer shape.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does ⟝ show as a box or blank?
It can. The selected font may lack a glyph for ⟝; a font with mathematical-symbol coverage can display it.
How to type or find ⟝
- Search it as
- right tack · long tack · turnstile · proof symbol · logic symbol · type theory · formal notation · tack symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⟝\27DDCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.



