Downwards Zigzag Arrow

Part of Arrows

Downwards Zigzag Arrow has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
↯
Unicode
U+21AF

About this symbol

↯, a downward zigzag arrow, is used by mathematicians and logicians to mark a contradiction at the end of a proof that something cannot be true.

Unicode facts

Official name
DOWNWARDS ZIGZAG ARROW
Also called
Electrolysis
Type
Symbol
Unicode block
Arrows
Unicode group
Arrows with modifications
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Related
⭍ Downwards Triangle-headed Zigzag Arrow U+2B4D

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