Upwards Arrow Leftwards Of Downwards Arrow Symbol

A symbol from the Arrow Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Arrow Symbols collection

Symbol: ⇅
Unicode: U+21C5
HTML entity: ⇅
Category: Arrow Symbols

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About the upwards arrow leftwards of downwards arrow symbol

The Upwards Arrow Leftwards Of Downwards Arrow appears as a vertical pair of arrows: one pointing upward on the left and one pointing downward on the right, combined into a single glyph. It is part of the Arrows block and is classified as an Other Symbol.

This character is used in technical notation and diagrams to indicate a bidirectional vertical relationship or movement, such as up-and-down cycling, alternating flow, or reciprocal action between two states. It may appear in schematics, mathematical contexts, or user interfaces where a single symbol for both upward and downward direction is needed. The symbol is not an emoji and is typically rendered as a plain text glyph.

How to type Upwards Arrow Leftwards Of Downwards Arrow

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 21C5 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 21C5.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.