What ⤅ means
To fill gaps in mathematical typesetting. Unicode added supplemental arrows for MathML (web markup for equations), formula editors, and symbolic algebra. The wider set draws on ISO mathematical entities and symbols gathered by STIX, a scientific and technical typesetting project.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Does ⤅ always mean “onto”?
No. It is labeled as a two-headed maps-to arrow, but the author’s notation determines its exact role; arrow shapes alone do not guarantee one reading.
More like this
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How to type or find ⤅
- Search it as
- twoheaded mapsto · maps-to arrow · math arrow · arrow from bar
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
⤅CSS
\2905Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⤅
HTML hex
⤅
CSS content
content: "\2905";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A4%85
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.