Up-down arrow Emoji

Symbols

A vertical arrow pointing both up and down, featuring sharp heads on either end of a straight line. It is a clear visual shorthand for vertical movement or bidirectional range.

Usage Context

Used to denote height, depth, or the act of scrolling through a digital document. It is frequently employed in interface design to represent adjustable settings, such as volume or screen brightness, and pairs well with to indicate two-dimensional movement.

History

Adopted into the Unicode standard in 1993, this glyph stems from early computer typography and technical drawing symbols used to manage window navigation before touch-screen interfaces became the norm.

Details

Glyph
Unicode
U+2195
Shortcode
:emoji_u2195:
HTML Entity
↕

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory arrow
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
arrowup-downverticalbidirectionalscrollingrangeheightdepthmovementnavigation

Microsoft Fluent License

Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.

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