Left-right arrow Emoji

Symbols

A horizontal arrow with triangular heads pointing in both opposite directions. It serves as a visual indicator for bidirectional movement or the connection between two opposing points.

Usage Context

Used to denote lateral movement, conflict, or a two-way relationship between concepts. It is frequently employed in interface design to show adjustable sliders or side-scrolling menus. It shares a functional relationship with directional markers like ⬅️ and ➡️.

History

Included in the original Unicode character set derived from early computer terminal fonts in the 1990s. Its design was standardized to match common software navigation controls used in early windowed operating systems to indicate resizable content panes.

Details

Glyph

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Unicode

U+2194

Shortcode

:emoji_u2194:

HTML Entity

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Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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