Up Down Arrow (↕)
The up down arrow ↕ is Unicode U+2195, the vertical two-headed arrow. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 18 on Windows.
- Unicode
U+2195- HTML
↕- Windows
Alt + 18
How to type the up down 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 18 on the numeric keypad. This older code (from code page 437) works in Notepad, Word and most desktop apps.
- In Word or Outlook, type 2195 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
- Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “up down arrow”.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for up down arrow and double-click it.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2195.
Linux & ChromeOS
- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2195, 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 2195, then press Alt + X.
- Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 2195 in “Character code” and click Insert.
Google Docs
- Insert → Special characters, then search for “up down arrow” or draw it in the box.
Excel & Google Sheets
- Enter
=UNICHAR(8597)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 down arrow ↕ means movement or range in both vertical directions. Tables use it as a “sortable” indicator on column headings, design tools use it for height and vertical resize, and it can mark items you can reorder by dragging. On Windows Alt + 18 types it, and its HTML name is ↕. With U+FE0F it becomes the emoji ↕️.
Common uses
- Sortable table headers: Price ↕
- Height controls in layout software
- Elevator and lift signs
Up Down 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+2195 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity (named) | ↕ | |
| HTML decimal | ↕ | |
| HTML hex | ↕ | |
| CSS content | content: "\2195"; | |
| JavaScript | "\u2195" | |
| Python | "\u2195" | |
| Python (by name) | "\N{UP DOWN ARROW}" | |
| Java / C# | "\u2195" | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 95 | |
| UTF-16 | 2195 | |
| URL encoded | %E2%86%95 | |
| Alt code (CP437) | Alt + 18 |
↕ 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 Arrow Leftwards of Downwards ArrowU+21C5 | Upwards arrow leftwards of downwards arrow (U+21C5), often used for sorting and data transfer. | |
Up Down Double ArrowU+21D5 | Up down double arrow. |
Symbols similar to ↕
Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full arrow symbols collection.
↕ character properties
- Official Unicode name
- UP DOWN ARROW
- Also known as
- vertical double-headed arrow, sort arrow
- Code point
- U+2195
- Unicode block
- Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
- General category
- Other symbol (So)
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Plane
- Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
- Emoji
- Has an emoji form: ↕️ (add U+FE0F)
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTML code for ↕?
Use ↕ or the numeric reference ↕.
What is the alt code for the up down arrow?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 18 on the numeric keypad to get ↕. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 2195 then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type the up down 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 “up down arrow” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.
What is the HTML code for the up down arrow?
Use the named entity ↕ or the numeric reference ↕ (hex ↕). All three display ↕ in every browser.
What is the Unicode for the up down arrow?
↕ is U+2195, officially named UP DOWN ARROW, in the Arrows block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).