Left right arrow

Meaning and uses

A double-headed horizontal arrow. It means a two-way relationship, an exchange or a translation, and it is common in comparisons.

Unicode details

↔ is the Unicode character named LEFT RIGHT ARROW, code point U+2194, in the Arrows block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a maths symbol (general category Sm).

It can also appear as an emoji, listed under the name “left-right arrow”. Plain text is its default, but some apps draw it in colour anyway. Adding the invisible variation selector U+FE0F after it asks for the emoji style, and U+FE0E asks for plain text.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ↔

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• On a phone, it is on the emoji keyboard: search for “left-right arrow”. On Windows, press the Windows key and the full stop (Win+.) to open the emoji panel and search there.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “left-right arrow”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2194, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ↔ or ↔. In a CSS content property, use "\2194".