⇅ Up-Pointing And Down-Pointing Arrows Symbol: Copy & Paste |…

Unicode information

Nameup-pointing and down-pointing arrows

Unicode nameUPWARDS ARROW LEFTWARDS OF DOWNWARDS ARROW

Code pointU+21C5

HTML decimal⇅

HTML hex⇅

CSS\21c5

JavaScript\u21C5

CategoryArrows

Unicode17.0

Meaning of ⇅ up-pointing and down-pointing arrows

The ⇅ character is listed as up-pointing and down-pointing arrows in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is UPWARDS ARROW LEFTWARDS OF DOWNWARDS ARROW. It belongs to the arrow-symbol family and usually expresses direction, relationships, movement or progression.

Common uses

Direction and navigation.
Diagrams, processes and relationships.
Visual separators and cues in text.

How to type ⇅ on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ⇅. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for up-pointing and down-pointing arrows, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 21C5 without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ⇅. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ⇅ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.

iPhone / iPad

iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ⇅ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Android

Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ⇅ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 21c5, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ⇅.

Web and programming codes

Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.

HTML decimal⇅

HTML hex⇅

CSS content\21c5

JavaScript\u21C5

Python\u21C5

Unicode text⇅

Usage examples

⇅ — up-pointing and down-pointing arrows

Unicode: U+21C5

HTML: ⇅