Integral with Leftwards Arrow with Hook ⨗

⨗ (U+2A17) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Integral with Leftwards Arrow with Hook is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Mathematical Operators). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: Codepoint: U+2A17, named INTEGRAL WITH LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK. It belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block. History and usage: The character is part of mathematical notation families that include integrals and arrows. Arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. In practical terms, this symbol is viewed as a specialized operator that blends integral ideas with directional motion, reflecting how figures and equations can show flow or process. The symbol sits alongside other mathematical symbols used in advanced math writing, where such characters help convey specific operations or relationships. Users may encounter it in technical texts, software math input, or fonts that cover extended mathematical sets. Its use does not rely on common text, but on formal mathematical syntax and display rules that render the symbol as part of a larger formula. As with similar operators, the context guides its interpretation, and readers rely on surrounding notation to understand its role.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2A17 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

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