Up down arrow (↕)
U+2195 · UP DOWN ARROW · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ↕
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+18
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 18 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ↕ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2195 Alt+X
Type 2195 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ↕. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “up down arrow” to find ↕.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “up down arrow” and click ↕ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “up down arrow” to find ↕.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ↕ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ↕ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ↕ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;updown.
- Now type ;updown anywhere: the keyboard suggests ↕.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ↕:
- Copy ↕ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ↕ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;updown.
- Type ;updown in any app and tap ↕ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2195 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2195 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ↕ means and how it is used
Up down arrow (↕) is the Unicode character U+2195, officially called UP DOWN ARROW. It is in the Arrows block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: arrow, up-down.
On this site it is part of the arrow symbols (195 symbols), next to → ← ↑ ↓ ↔.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ↕ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ↕ | |
| HTML hex | ↕ | |
| CSS | content: "\2195"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2195 | |
| URL | %E2%86%95 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 95 | |
| Unicode | U+2195 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ↕ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse ↕ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ↕Up down arrowU+2195 · UP DOWN ARROW
- ᛨU+16E8 · Runic
Names in other languages
What ↕ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Up down arrow |
| Português | Seta para cima e para baixo |
| Español | Flecha arriba y abajo |
| Italiano | Freccia su e giù |
| Français | Flèche haut-bas |
| Deutsch | Pfeil nach oben und unten |
| Türkçe | Yukarı aşağı ok |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Panah atas bawah |
| Polski | Strzałka w górę i w dół |
| Русский | Стрелка вверх-вниз |
| 日本語 | 上下矢印 |
| 한국어 | 위아래 화살표 |
Related symbols
All Arrows →Questions people ask
How do I type ↕ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ↕ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2195 and press Alt+X.
What is the difference between ↕ and ᛨ?
↕ is the up down arrow (U+2195). ᛨ is a different character: ᛨ (U+16E8, Runic block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ↕ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ↕. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;updown.
What is the HTML code for the up down arrow?
Use the entity ↕ or the numeric code ↕ (hex ↕). In CSS write \2195, in JavaScript \u2195.
Will ↕ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ↕ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.