Arrow Symbols — Complete Copy Paste Guide
Arrow symbols are among the most useful Unicode characters. They point the way in diagrams, flowcharts, text decoration, social media bios, and UI design. This guide organizes every arrow symbol by type so you can find and copy exactly what you need in seconds.
Basic Directional Arrows
The four fundamental directions — up, down, left, right. These are the most commonly used arrows in everyday text and design.
Diagonal Arrows
Double Arrows
Double-line arrows typically indicate bidirectional relationships, equivalence, or reversible processes.
Long Arrows
These extended arrows are commonly used in chemistry, logic, and formal notation to represent reactions, implications, or mappings.
Triangle Arrows
Curved Arrows
Special Purpose Arrows
Arrow Emoji
These are the arrow characters that also appear as colorful emoji on phones and social media platforms.
How to Type Arrow Symbols
- Windows: Alt codes — Alt+26 for →, Alt+27 for ←, Alt+24 for ↑, Alt+25 for ↓
- Mac: Option+Shift+right arrow for some arrows, or use Character Viewer (Cmd+Ctrl+Space)
- HTML: → for →, ← for ←, ↑ for ↑, ↓ for ↓
- Any device: Copy from this page and paste wherever you need
Using Arrows in Social Media
Arrow symbols are perfect for Instagram bios, TikTok captions, and Twitter posts. Use them to point at links, create visual flow, or just add style. For example, point to your link in bio with → or draw attention with ➜. In flowcharts and diagrams, the basic arrows → ← ↑ ↓ cover most needs, while double arrows ⇒ ⇔ signal logical relationships.
Every arrow on this page is a real Unicode character that works in documents, messages, social media, websites, and code. Just click, copy, and paste.