Arrow symbols

Q: How do I type → on a keyboard?

On Windows: Alt+26. On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+⌘+Space and search for it. On a phone, copy → from here. All methods for →.

195 symbols · tap to copy

Basic 10

Double 15

Curved and circular 20

Heavy and decorative 39

Paired 11

Long 8

More 79

Emoji style 13

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About these arrows

Arrows point, link and show direction: plain → for steps and lists, double ⇒ for "therefore" in maths, curved and heavy arrows for design.

There are 195 symbols on this page, in 8 groups: basic (10), double (15), curved and circular (20), heavy and decorative (39), paired (11), long (8), more (79), emoji style (13).

Unicode added them over the years, starting with version 1.1 in 1993 and most recently in version 7.0 (2014).

How to type the popular arrows

Shortcuts from our keyboard tables. Alt codes need the numeric keypad; the Mac keys are for the U.S. layout.

Symbol	Windows	Mac
→Right arrow symbol	`Alt`+`26`	Character Viewer
←Left arrow symbol	`Alt`+`27`	Character Viewer
↑Up arrow symbol	`Alt`+`24`	Character Viewer
↓Down arrow symbol	`Alt`+`25`	Character Viewer
↔Left right arrow	`Alt`+`29`	Character Viewer
⇒Implies arrow (double right arrow)	`21D2` `Alt`+`X`	Character Viewer
⇔If and only if arrow	`21D4` `Alt`+`X`	Character Viewer
➜Heavy round-tipped right arrow	`279C` `Alt`+`X`	Character Viewer

All ways to type symbols →

Symbols or emoji?

182 of them are plain text symbols and 13 are emoji. The difference shows when you paste them: text symbols match your text colour, emoji like 🔄 stay colourful and change style from one platform to another.

Some characters exist in both forms. ↔ (U+2194) is a text symbol; add the invisible emoji selector U+FE0F and it becomes the emoji ↔️ on most phones.

Unicode blocks and versions

In the Unicode tables they are spread over 5 blocks, led by Arrows with 112 of them.

Unicode block	Symbols	Unicode versions
Arrows	112	1.1, 3.0, 3.2
Dingbats	39	1.1
Supplemental Arrows-A	13	3.2
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows	10	4.0, 7.0
Supplemental Arrows-B	8	3.2

Questions people ask

How do I copy arrows?

Tap a symbol and it is copied. To copy several at once, turn on Collect, tap them in order and press Copy all in the bar at the bottom. Your recent symbols appear above the grid next time.

Why do some arrows show as boxes?

A box means your device has no font for that character. The oldest symbols here date from Unicode 1.1 (1993) and work everywhere; the newest come from Unicode 7.0 (2014) and need a recent system update.

How do I type → on a keyboard?

On Windows: Alt+26. On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+⌘+Space and search for it. On a phone, copy → from here. All methods for →.

Are these emoji?

182 of them are text symbols and 13 are emoji. Text symbols follow your text colour; emoji are colour pictures whose look depends on the device.

Where can I use them?

Anywhere you can type text: Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord, WhatsApp, Word, Google Docs, emails and most game chats. A few username fields accept only letters and numbers.

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