| Character | ↕ |
| Name | Up Down Arrow |
| Unicode Code Point | U+2195 |
| Decimal Value | 8597 |
| Hex Value | 0x2195 |
| Category | Arrows |
| Windows Alt Code | Alt+18 |
| Word Alt+X Code | 2195 + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | ↕ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | ↕ / ↕ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\2195"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{2195}" |
Up Down Arrow is used to indicate direction, sequence, or logical flow — common in UI design (navigation), technical diagrams (flowcharts), mathematics (implication and mapping), and instructional writing (step-by-step guides).
Unicode block: Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF). The Arrows block standardizes directional symbols that were previously drawn inconsistently across different fonts and diagram tools, giving software and documents a consistent way to represent direction, flow, and logical implication.
At Unicode code point U+2195 (decimal 8597), Up Down Arrow is the 6th of 112 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, it has a documented Windows Alt code, though no dedicated single-key Mac shortcut — Mac users generally rely on copy-paste for it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.
💡 Good to know: In UI/UX design, arrow direction has strong conventional meaning to users (right = forward/next, left = back) — reversing this convention can confuse users.
Hold Alt and type 18 on the numeric keypad.
No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.
Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.
Use the entity ↕ in your HTML.