- Press on ≡ to navigate arrow symbols or choose an other category.
- Select the desired arrow symbol, copy & paste where needed.
- To select an arrow: Double-click on it or slide on it with your pointer. On a mobile device, press on the arrow and hold.
Arrow symbols (Unicode text characters), copy-pasteable
You can use all the following arrow symbols for your scientific work or on most online places like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms and applications like Word, Excel, etc.
⟵ ⟶ ⟷ ← → ↓ ↑ ↕ ↔ ↖ ↘ ↗ ↙ ⇿ ⇽ ⇾ ⇄ ⇆ ⇈ ⇊ ⇉ ⇇ ⬱ ⇶ ⤡ ⤢ ↧ ↥ ↦ ↤ ↹ ⇐ ⇒ ⇔ ⇕ ⇑ ⇓ ⇗ ⇙ ⇖ ⇘ ⇦ ⇨ ⇧ ⇩ ⇳ ⇣ ⇡ ⇢ ⇠ ➙ ➝ ➞ ➘ ➚ ➛ ➡ ➟ ➠ ➜ ➥ ➦ ➢ ➣ ➤ ▶ ◀ ▼ ▲ ➲ ➧ ➽ ➾ ➪ ➩ ➱ ➯ ➴ ➶ ➷ ➹ ➳ ⬄ ⬀ ⬃ ⬁ ⬂ ⬇ ⬆ ⬍ ⬉ ⬊ ⬈ ⬋ ⤊ ⤋ ⟰ ⟱ ⇜ ⇝ ⬳ ⟿ ↜ ⬿ ↭ ⤳ ↝ ⤝ ⤞ ↚ ↛ ↞ ↠ ↟ ↡ ↢ ↣ ⤌ ⤍ ⬸ ⤑ ↼ ↽ ↾ ↿ ⇀ ⇁ ⇂ ⇃ ⇋ ⇌ ⥪ ⥬ ⥫ ⥭ ⥍ ⥌ ⥊ ⥋ ⥎ ⥐ ⥏ ⥑ ⥒ ⥓ ⥔ ⥘ ⥖ ⥗ ↫ ↬ ↶ ↷ ↩ ↪ ⤶ ⤷ ⤴ ⤵ ⤣ ⤥ ⤤ ⤦ ⤾ ⤿ ⤸ ⤹ ⤺ ⤻ ↻ ↺ ⟳ ⟲ ⥁ ⥀ ↰ ↱ ↲ ↳ ⬐ ⬑ ⬎ ⬏ ⬲ ⟴ ⥺ ⭄ ⥂ ⥃ ⥆ ⥅ ⥻ ⥹ ⇱ ⇲ ↯
Simple arrows (most supported Unicode text arrow symbols), copy-pasteable
← → ↓ ↑ ↕ ↔ ↖ ↘ ↗ ↙
Double, triple, and quadruple arrows (Unicode, copy-pasteable)
⇄ ⇆ ⇈ ⇊ ⇉ ⇇ ⬱ ⇶ ↹ ⇐ ⇒ ⇔ ⇕ ⇑ ⇓ ⇗ ⇙ ⇖ ⇘ ⤊ ⤋ ⟰ ⟱
Fat/heavy arrows (Unicode, copy-pasteable)
➙ ➝ ➞ ➘ ➚ ➛ ➡ ➟ ➠ ➜ ➥ ➦ ➤ ▶ ◀ ▼ ▲ ➲ ➧ ➽ ➷ ➹
Circular, semicircular, arc and curving arrows (Unicode, copy-pasteable)
↶ ↷ ↩ ↪ ⤶ ⤷ ⤴ ⤵ ⤣ ⤥ ⤤ ⤦ ⤾ ⤿ ⤸ ⤹ ⤺ ⤻ ↻ ↺ ⟳ ⟲ ⥁ ⥀ ↰ ↱ ↲ ↳ ⬐ ⬑ ⬎ ⬏ ⬲ ⟴ ↫ ↬
Harpoon arrows (Unicode, copy-paste able)
↼ ↽ ↾ ↿ ⇀ ⇁ ⇂ ⇃ ⇋ ⇌ ⥪ ⥬ ⥫ ⥭ ⥍ ⥌ ⥊ ⥋ ⥎ ⥐ ⥏ ⥑ ⥒ ⥓ ⥔ ⥘ ⥖ ⥗
Zigzag, squiggle and wave arrows (Unicode, copy-paste able)
⇜ ⇝ ⬳ ⟿ ↜ ⬿ ↭ ⤳ ↝ ↯
How to type simple arrow symbols on a keyboard (shortcuts)
Upwards Arrow ↑
- ALT + 24 (hold the ALT button pressed and type the numbers 2 and 4)
Downwards Arrow ↓
- ALT + 25 (hold the ALT button pressed and type the numbers 2 and 5)
Rightwards Arrow →
- ALT + 26 (hold the ALT button pressed and type the numbers 2 and 6)
Leftwards Arrow ←
- ALT + 27 (hold the ALT button pressed and type the numbers 2 and 7)
Left-Right Arrow ↔
- ALT + 29 (hold the ALT button pressed and type the numbers 2 and 9)
Up-Down Arrow ↕
- ALT + 18 (hold the ALT button pressed and type the numbers 1 and 8)
Meanings of arrow symbols
The arrow is one of the most known and universally used symbols since the 18th century. People use it to direct attention by pointing towards something or somewhere.
- The upward arrow ↑ may indicate a forward direction. In scientific terms it may indicate an increase in something, while the downwards ↓ arrow may indicate a decrease.
- The rightwards → arrow may indicate a direction to the right or that something leads to something else, for example, a chemical reaction.
- The leftwards arrow ← may indicate a direction to the left or that something is derived from something else.
- Other than the simple arrows may have a specific meaning in various sciences, where they're used to communicate the data and several diverse processes more effectively.