An arrow is a graphical symbol such as → or ←, used to point or indicate direction, being in its simplest form a line segment with a triangle affixed to one end, and in more complex forms a representation of an actual arrow (e.g. ➵ U+27B5). The direction indicated by an arrow is the one along the length of the line towards the end capped by a triangle.
North arrow is used in floor plans and maps to indicate the direction to the north.
In Unicode, arrow symbols occupy the hexadecimal range 0x2190–0x21ff (8592–8704 decimal), as described below.
| Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex | Hex | Hex | Hex | ||||
| Picture of this Symbol | Picture of this Symbol | Picture of this Symbol | Picture of this Symbol | ||||
| ← | Leftwards Arrow | ↬ | Rightwards Arrow With Loop | ⇈ | Upwards Paired Arrows | ⇤ | Leftwards Arrow To Bar |
| 0x2190 | 0x21ac | 0x21c8 | 0x21e4 | ||||
| ↑ | Upwards Arrow | ↭ | Left Right Wave Arrow | ⇉ | Rightwards Paired Arrows | ⇥ | Rightwards Arrow To Bar |
| 0x2191 | 0x21ad | 0x21c9 | 0x21e5 | ||||
| → | Rightwards Arrow | ↮ | Left Right Arrow With Stroke | ⇊ | Downwards Paired Arrows | ⇦ | Leftwards Thick Arrow |
| 0x2192 | 0x21ae | 0x21ca | 0x21e6 | ||||
| ↓ | Downwards Arrow | ↯ | Downwards Zigzag Arrow | ⇋ | Leftwards Harpoon Over Rightwards Harpoon | ⇧ | Upwards Thick Arrow |
| 0x2193 | 0x21af | 0x21cb | 0x21e7 | ||||
| ↔ | Left Right Arrow | ↰ | Upwards Arrow With Tip Leftwards | ⇌ | Rightwards Harpoon Over Leftwards Harpoon | ⇨ | Rightwards Thick Arrow |
| 0x2194 | 0x21b0 | 0x21cc | 0x21e8 | ||||
| ↕ | Up Down Arrow | ↱ | Upwards Arrow With Tip Rightwards | ⇍ | Leftwards Double Arrow With Stroke | ⇩ | Downwards Thick Arrow |
| 0x2195 | 0x21b1 | 0x21cd | 0x21e9 | ||||
| ↖ | North West Arrow | ↲ | Downwards Arrow With Tip Leftwards | ⇎ | Left Right Double Arrow With Stroke | ⇪ | Upwards Thick Arrow From Bar |
| 0x2196 | 0x21b2 | 0x21ce | 0x21ea | ||||
| ↗ | North East Arrow | ↳ | Downwards Arrow With Tip Rightwards | ⇏ | Rightwards Double Arrow With Stroke | ⇫ | Upwards Thick Arrow On Pedestal |
| 0x2197 | 0x21b3 | 0x21cf | 0x21eb | ||||
| ↘ | South East Arrow | ↴ | Rightwards Arrow With Corner Downwards | ⇐ | Leftwards Double Arrow | ⇬ | Upwards Thick Arrow On Pedestal With Horizontal Bar |
| 0x2198 | 0x21b4 | 0x21d0 | 0x21ec | ||||
| ↙ | South West Arrow | ↵ | Downwards Arrow With Corner Leftwards | ⇑ | Upwards Double Arrow | ⇭ | Upwards Thick Arrow On Pedestal With Vertical Bar |
| 0x2199 | 0x21b5 | 0x21d1 | 0x21ed | ||||
| ↚ | Leftwards Arrow With Stroke | ↶ | Anticlockwise Top Semicircle Arrow | ⇒ | Rightwards Double Arrow | ⇮ | Upwards Thick Double Arrow |
| 0x219a | 0x21b6 | 0x21d2 | 0x21ee | ||||
| ↛ | Rightwards Arrow With Stroke | ↷ | Clockwise Top Semicircle Arrow | ⇓ | Downwards Double Arrow | ⇯ | Upwards Thick Double Arrow On Pedestal |
| 0x219b | 0x21b7 | 0x21d3 | 0x21ef | ||||
| ↜ | Leftwards Wave Arrow | ↸ | North West Arrow To Long Bar | ⇔ | Left Right Double Arrow | ⇰ | Rightwards Thick Arrow From Wall |
| 0x219c | 0x21b8 | 0x21d4 | 0x21f0 | ||||
| ↝ | Rightwards Wave Arrow | ↹ | Leftwards Arrow To Bar Over Rightwards Arrow To Bar | ⇕ | Up Down Double Arrow | ⇱ | North West Arrow To Corner |
| 0x219d | 0x21b9 | 0x21d5 | 0x21f1 | ||||
| ↞ | Leftwards Two Headed Arrow | ↺ | Anticlockwise Open Circle Arrow | ⇖ | North West Double Arrow | ⇲ | South East Arrow To Corner |
| 0x219e | 0x21ba | 0x21d6 | 0x21f2 | ||||
| ↟ | Upwards Two Headed Arrow | ↻ | Clockwise Open Circle Arrow | ⇗ | North East Double Arrow | ⇳ | Up Down Thick Arrow |
| 0x219f | 0x21bb | 0x21d7 | 0x21f3 | ||||
| ↠ | Rightwards Two Headed Arrow | ↼ | Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Upwards | ⇘ | South East Double Arrow | ⇴ | Right Arrow With Small Circle |
| 0x21a0 | 0x21bc | 0x21d8 | 0x21f4 | ||||
| ↡ | Downwards Two Headed Arrow | ↽ | Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Downwards | ⇙ | South West Double Arrow | ⇵ | Downwards Arrow Leftwards Of Upwards Arrow |
| 0x21a1 | 0x21bd | 0x21d9 | 0x21f5 | ||||
| ↢ | Leftwards Arrow With Tail | ↾ | Upwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards | ⇚ | Leftwards Triple Arrow | ⇶ | Three Rightwards Arrows |
| 0x21a2 | 0x21be | 0x21da | 0x21f6 | ||||
| ↣ | Rightwards Arrow With Tail | ↿ | Upwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards | ⇛ | Rightwards Triple Arrow | ⇷ | Leftwards Arrow With Vertical Stroke |
| 0x21a3 | 0x21bf | 0x21db | 0x21f7 | ||||
| ↤ | Leftwards Arrow From Bar | ⇀ | Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Upwards | ⇜ | Leftwards Squiggle Arrow | ⇸ | Rightwards Arrow With Vertical Stroke |
| 0x21a4 | 0x21c0 | 0x21dc | 0x21f8 | ||||
| ↥ | Upwards Arrow From Bar | ⇁ | Rightwards Harpoon With Barb Downwards | ⇝ | Rightwards Squiggle Arrow | ⇹ | Left Right Arrow With Vertical Stroke |
| 0x21a5 | 0x21c1 | 0x21dd | 0x21f9 | ||||
| ↦ | Rightwards Arrow From Bar | ⇂ | Downwards Harpoon With Barb Rightwards | ⇞ | Upwards Arrow With Double Stroke | ⇺ | Leftwards Arrow With Double Vertical Stroke |
| 0x21a6 | 0x21c2 | 0x21de | 0x21fa | ||||
| ↧ | Downwards Arrow From Bar | ⇃ | Downwards Harpoon With Barb Leftwards | ⇟ | Downwards Arrow With Double Stroke | ⇻ | Rightwards Arrow With Double Vertical Stroke |
| 0x21a7 | 0x21c3 | 0x21df | 0x21fb | ||||
| ↨ | Up Down Arrow With Base | ⇄ | Rightwards Arrow Over Leftwards Arrow | ⇠ | Leftwards Dashed Arrow | ⇼ | Left Right Arrow With Double Vertical Stroke |
| 0x21a8 | 0x21c4 | 0x21e0 | 0x21fc | ||||
| ↩ | Leftwards Arrow With Hook | ⇅ | Upwards Arrow Leftwards Of Downwards Arrow | ⇡ | Upwards Dashed Arrow | ⇽ | Leftwards Open-Headed Arrow |
| 0x21a9 | 0x21c5 | 0x21e1 | 0x21fd | ||||
| ↪ | Rightwards Arrow With Hook | ⇆ | Leftwards Arrow Over Rightwards Arrow | ⇢ | Rightwards Dashed Arrow | ⇾ | Rightwards Open-Headed Arrow |
| 0x21aa | 0x21c6 | 0x21e2 | 0x21fe | ||||
| ↫ | Leftwards Arrow With Loop | ⇇ | Leftwards Paired Arrows | ⇣ | Downwards Dashed Arrow | ⇿ | Left Right Open-Headed Arrow |
| 0x21ab | 0x21c7 | 0x21e3 | 0x21ff | ||||