Up Arrow (↑)
The up arrow ↑ is Unicode U+2191, the upwards arrow for increases and “back to top”. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 24 on Windows.
- Unicode
U+2191- HTML
↑- Windows
Alt + 24
How to type the up arrow (↑)
The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ↑ yourself, use the method for your device below.
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 24 on the numeric keypad. This older code (from code page 437) works in Notepad, Word and most desktop apps.
- In Word or Outlook, type 2191 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
- Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Upwards Arrow, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for upwards arrow and double-click it.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2191.
Linux & ChromeOS
- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2191, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
iPhone & iPad
- Copy ↑ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;up. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.
Android
- Copy ↑ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.
Microsoft Word
- Type 2191, then press Alt + X.
- Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 2191 in “Character code” and click Insert.
Google Docs
- Insert → Special characters, then search for “upwards arrow” or draw it in the box.
Excel & Google Sheets
- Enter
=UNICHAR(8593)in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
HTML
- Write
↑or↑in your HTML.
What does ↑ mean?
The up arrow ↑ means up, more or increase. Reports and dashboards use it next to figures that have risen (“Revenue ↑ 8%”), medical notes use it for “raised” or “high” (↑ BP), and web pages use it for “Back to top” links.
On keyboards, arrow keys are drawn with plain triangles or arrows like this one, while the Shift key has its own hollow arrow, ⇧. In physics ↑ can show spin up, as in the notation for electron spin, and in chemistry an arrow pointing up after a product means a gas is released: Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl₂ + H₂↑.
On Windows you can type ↑ with Alt + 24. On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search “upwards arrow”.
Common uses
- Metrics: Traffic ↑ 12% week on week
- Clinical shorthand: ↑ WBC (raised white cell count)
- Chemistry: gas evolved, O₂↑
- Footers: “↑ Back to top”
Up Arrow codes for HTML, CSS and programming
Every code below produces ↑. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.
| Unicode code point | U+2191 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity (named) | ↑ | |
| HTML decimal | ↑ | |
| HTML hex | ↑ | |
| CSS content | content: "\2191"; | |
| JavaScript | "\u2191" | |
| Python | "\u2191" | |
| Python (by name) | "\N{UPWARDS ARROW}" | |
| Java / C# | "\u2191" | |
| LaTeX | \uparrow | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 91 | |
| UTF-16 | 2191 | |
| URL encoded | %E2%86%91 | |
| Alt code (CP437) | Alt + 24 |
↑ vs look-alike characters
These characters look similar to ↑ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.
| Char | Name | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
Upwards White ArrowU+21E7 | Upwards white arrow (U+21E7), the Shift key symbol. | |
Upwards Black ArrowU+2B06 | Upwards black arrow (U+2B06), the emoji ⬆️ with U+FE0F. | |
Up-Pointing TriangleU+25B2 | Black up-pointing triangle, used for sort order and “expand”. | |
Circumflex AccentU+005E | The caret on your keyboard, sometimes used as a makeshift up arrow in plain text. |
Symbols similar to ↑
Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full arrow symbols collection.
↑ character properties
- Official Unicode name
- UPWARDS ARROW
- Also known as
- upwards arrow, up arrow symbol, increase arrow
- Code point
- U+2191
- Unicode block
- Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
- General category
- Math symbol (Sm)
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Plane
- Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
- Emoji
- No, it is a text symbol
Frequently asked questions
What is the alt code for the up arrow?
Alt + 24 types ↑ in most Windows desktop apps.
What does ↑ mean in medical notes?
It means increased, raised or high, for example ↑ HR for a raised heart rate.
What is the alt code for the up arrow?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 24 on the numeric keypad to get ↑. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 2191 then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type the up arrow on a Mac?
There is no single Option shortcut for ↑ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “upwards arrow” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.
What is the HTML code for the up arrow?
Use the named entity ↑ or the numeric reference ↑ (hex ↑). All three display ↑ in every browser.
What is the Unicode for the up arrow?
↑ is U+2191, officially named UPWARDS ARROW, in the Arrows block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).