↔

Left Right Arrow

U+2194

↔

The ↔ left right arrow tends to show up in plain text whenever switching, two-way flow, comparisons need more structure or visual direction.

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

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Where people actually use this symbol

Lists and navigation copy

↔ is practical in menus, bullet lists, directions, steps, and UI labels where the eye needs a quick visual pointer.

Where it works better than emoji

↔ is usually better than emoji when the goal is clean text structure, predictable alignment, and a lighter visual footprint. Emoji win on emotion; symbols win on control and clarity.

Alternative symbols to compare

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Text symbols

Right Arrow

U+2192

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

←

Text symbols

Left Arrow

U+2190

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

↑

Text symbols

Up Arrow

U+2191

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

↓

Text symbols

Down Arrow

U+2193

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

↕

Text symbols

Up Down Arrow

U+2195

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

↖

Text symbols

North West Arrow

U+2196

Navigation, next steps, and interface labels.

Related emoji

A right arrow, one of the simplest symbols for moving ahead, continuing, next steps, or looking to what follows.

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A left arrow, commonly used for going back, returning, previous steps, or pointing toward something on the left side.

arrowcardinaldirection

A left-right arrow, useful for exchange, movement between two sides, or showing a two-way relationship.

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Symbol details

Category: Text Symbols
Unicode: U+2194
HTML: ↔
ASCII: No