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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