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Arrow Symbols
Tap any symbol to copy it. 43 text symbols and 12 emoji.
Text symbols
Emoji
A text symbol takes the colour and size of the text around it. An emoji renders in colour at emoji size and changes the line height of whatever field it sits in. For a name or a bio line, the text symbols above almost always behave better.
People look for these under several names — arrow copy paste, arrows copy and paste, arrow symbol text, arrow sign text — and mean the same characters each time. There is no agreed term, because these were never named as a group by anyone.
Where these symbols come from
The plain arrows ← ↑ → ↓ are among the oldest symbols in Unicode, inherited from the mathematical and technical sets of the 1980s. The decorative ➔ to ➦ run is Zapf Dingbats again. The double arrows ⇐ ⇒ mean implication in logic, which is their original purpose.
What people use them for
Arrows are the standard way to point at a link in a bio where no clickable formatting exists — a line ending in ↓ or ➜ above a link. They also serve as separators and as list markers in plain-text fields.
How to copy arrow symbols
- Tap or click the symbol you want. It goes straight to your clipboard — no selecting, no long press.
- Paste it wherever you need it: a bio, a message, a document, a spreadsheet.
- If it arrives in colour when you wanted it plain, you copied from the emoji row. Use the text symbols above instead.
Known problems
The directional arrows with an emoji presentation (⬅️ ➡️) render in colour and at emoji size, which breaks the line height of a bio. The plain forms ← → do not.
These are not fonts, they are separate Unicode characters. Screen readers often read them wrong or skip them entirely. What that means.
Common questions
- What is the difference between arrow symbols and emoji?
- A text symbol takes the colour and size of the text around it, so it sits inside a name or a sentence without changing the line height. An emoji renders in colour at emoji size regardless of the surrounding text. They are different characters, not two versions of one — which is why the two groups above are listed separately.
- How do I copy a symbol on my phone?
- Tap it. Every symbol on this page copies to your clipboard on a single tap, with no selection or long press needed. Nothing is sent anywhere — the copying happens in your browser.
- Why does a symbol show as an empty rectangle?
- The font on that device does not cover the character. There is no fallback: for a reader whose font lacks it, the symbol is simply missing. Older Android builds and minimal desktop setups are where this happens most.