52 Useful Arrows in Text

John Spacey, January 16, 2021

Arrows are symbols that indicate direction, flow and cause & effect. These are a critical element of typography that are international such that they transcend language. The following are useful sets of arrows from unicode. Unicode is a broadly supported character set such that these will work most places. Keep in mind that the appearance of these arrows will vary based on the font where they are displayed.

↖↗↘↙ plain directional	↚↛↮ line through
↜↝↭ light squiggled	↞↟↠↡ plain double
↢↣ tailed	↤↥↦↧↨ from bar
↩↪ hook	↫↬ loop
↯ zig-zag	↰↱↲↳↴↵ boxy
↶ anticlockwise	↷ clockwise
↹ opposites with bar	↺↻ circular
⇄⇅⇆ opposites	⇈⇉⇊ double
⇐⇑⇒⇓ thick hollow	⇔⇕ thick hollow double
⇖⇗⇘⇙ thick hollow directional	⇚⇛ triple line
⇜⇝ squiggled	⇠⇡⇢⇣ dashed
⇤⇥ to bar	⇦⇧⇨⇩⇳ white arrow
⇫⇬⇭⇯⇰ with pedestal	⇱⇲ to corner
⇶ three arrows	⇷⇸⇹ with stroke
⇺⇻⇼ with double stroke	⇽⇾⇿ open head
⟵⟶⟷ plain long arrows	⟸⟹⟺ hollow long arrows
⟻⟼ long arrows from bar	⟽⟾ hollow from bar
⟿ super squiggle	⬀⬁⬂⬃⬄ white directional
⬅⬆⬇⬈⬉⬊⬋⬌⬍ black directional	⬎⬏⬐⬑ tipped
⭚⭛⭜⭝⭞⭟ slanted	⭠⭡⭢⭣⭤⭥⭦⭧⭨⭩ triangular head
⭪⭫⭬⭭ triangular dashed	⭰⭱⭲⭳ triangular with bar
⭶⭷⭸⭹ triangular with bar directional	⮀⮁⮂⮃⮄⮅⮆⮇ paired sets
⮌⮍⮎⮏ u-shaped	⮕ large filled
⮘⮙⮚⮛ two color arrowheads	⮜⮝⮞⮟ black arrowheads
⮠⮡⮢⮣⮤⮥⮦⮧ angled triangle heads	⮹ up arrowhead in box
⯬⯭⯮⯯ double headed	←↑→↓↔↕ plain arrows