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HALFWIDTH DOWNWARDS ARROW character


Name:
HALFWIDTH DOWNWARDS ARROW
Hex Number:
U+FFEC
Decimal Number:
65516
HTML Entity (Dec):
↓
HTML Entity (Hex):
↓
Category:
Sm (Math Symbol)
Bidi Class:
ON (Other Neutrals)
Mirrored:
N
Combining Class:
0
Unicode Block:
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
Plane:
0
Plane Code:
BMP
Plane Description:
Basic Multilingual Plane
Plane Range:
0000-FFFF
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HALFWIDTH DOWNWARDS ARROW is a symbol of mathematical use from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of HALFWIDTH DOWNWARDS ARROW is Other Neutrals (Neutral). It belongs to the neutrals. Whitespace and punctuation, which take on the directionality of the surrounding text..

The Other Neutral (ON) bidi class includes characters that do not have a strong directional preference and can appear in any text context without influencing the overall directionality. These characters include punctuation marks, symbols, and various other text elements that do not fit into more specific bidi classes.

Math Symbol (Sm) refers to characters that are used in mathematical expressions, including operators, comparators, and other symbols essential for writing equations and performing calculations. Examples include the plus sign (+), equal sign (=), and multiplication sign (×).

This character belongs to the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block. The Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block contains characters that are variants of standard characters, designed to be used in East Asian typography. Halfwidth forms are narrower versions of characters, while fullwidth forms are wider, designed to fit the grid layout used in East Asian text. This block is essential for proper rendering of text in languages like Japanese and Chinese, where halfwidth and fullwidth characters are commonly used in digital typography to achieve the desired visual effect..





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