# ↔️ Left-right arrow emoji

↔️ Left-right arrow is an emoji in the arrows set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: left-right.

- Emoji: ↔️
- Unicode name: left-right arrow
- Code points: U+2194 U+FE0F
- Category: Symbols, Arrows
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :left_right_arrow:
- Keywords: arrow, left-right
- Page: https://emojichart.com/left-right-arrow-emoji

## What it means

A horizontal arrow with a head at each end, pointing both left and right. It signals two-way movement, an exchange or swap, a link between two things, or switching back and forth, and is sometimes used to show width.

## Emoji that include ↔️

- 🙂‍↔️ [Head shaking horizontally](https://emojichart.com/head-shaking-horizontally-emoji.md)

## How to type ↔️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “left-right arrow”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “left-right arrow”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “left-right arrow”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “left-right arrow”.
- GitHub: Type :left_right_arrow: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | flecha izquierda y derecha | derecha, dirección, flecha, flecha izquierda y derecha, izquierda |
| Français (fr) | flèche gauche droite | flèche, flèche gauche droite |
| Deutsch (de) | Pfeil nach links und rechts | entgegengesetzt, nach links und rechts, Pfeil, Pfeil nach links und rechts |
| Italiano (it) | freccia sinistra-destra | destra, doppia direzione, doppia freccia, freccia, freccia sinistra-destra, larghezza, sinistra, tutte le direzioni |
| Português (pt) | seta para esquerda e direita | flecha, horizontal, lados, seta, seta para esquerda e direita |
| Nederlands (nl) | pijl naar links en rechts | pijl, pijl naar links en rechts |
| Svenska (sv) | pil höger och vänster | höger, pil, pil höger och vänster, vänster |
| Polski (pl) | strzałka w lewo i w prawo | dwukierunkowa, lewo-prawo, na boki, strzałka |
| Türkçe (tr) | sol ve sağ ok | ok, sol ve sağ ok |
| Русский (ru) | стрелка влево-вправо | влево, влево-вправо, вправо, двойная, стрелка |
| Українська (uk) | стрілка вліво-вправо | стрілка, стрілка вліво-вправо, стрілка праворуч і ліворуч, стрілки |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αριστερό δεξιό βέλος | αριστερό δεξιό βέλος, βέλος |
| العربية (ar) | سهم لليسار واليمين | رمز, سهم, سهم لليسار واليمين |
| עברית (he) | חץ שמאלה וימינה | חץ, חץ ימינה ושמאלה, ימינה, לשני הכיוונים, שמאלה |
| فارسی (fa) | پیکان دوطرفه | پیکان, پیکان دوطرفه |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बाएँ-दाएँ तीर | तीर, बाएँ-दाएँ तीर |
| বাংলা (bn) | বামে-ডানে তীর | চিহ্ন, তীর, বামে-ডানে তীর |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tanda panah kiri kanan | kanan kiri, panah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũi tên trái phải | mũi tên, mũi tên hai chiều, mũi tên hai hướng, mũi tên trái phải |
| ไทย (th) | ลูกศรชี้ซ้ายขวา | ขวา, ซ้าย, ลูกศร, ลูกศรชี้ซ้ายขวา |
| 日本語 (ja) | 左右矢印 | 左右, 左右矢印, 矢印 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 좌우 방향 화살표 | 좌우, 좌우향 화살표, 화살표 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 左右箭头 | 左右, 左右箭头, 箭头 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 左右箭頭 | 左右箭頭 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): pyl links en regs
- Akan (ak): benkum-nifa akyerԑkyerԑkwan
- Albanian (sq): shigjetë majtas-djathtas
- Amharic (am): ግራ-ቀኝ ጠቋሚ ቀስት
- Armenian (hy): ձախ-աջ սլաք
- Assamese (as): বাওঁমুখী-সোঁমুখী কাঁড়
- Azerbaijani (az): sola-sağa ox
- Bashkir (ba): һул-уң уҡ
- Basque (eu): ezkerrera eta eskuinera gezia
- Belarusian (be): стрэлка ўлева-ўправа
- Bosnian (bs): strelica lijevo-desno
- Bulgarian (bg): стрелка наляво и надясно
- Burmese (my): ဘယ်−ညာပြ မြား
- Canadian French (fr-CA): flèche pointant à gauche et à droite
- Cantonese (yue): 左右箭咀
- Catalan (ca): fletxa cap a l’esquerra i cap a la dreta
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ - ᎦᏘᏏ ᎦᏝᏗ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 左右箭嘴
- Chuvash (cv): стрелка сулахаялла-сылтӑмалла
- Croatian (hr): strelica lijevo-desno
- Czech (cs): šipka doleva a doprava
- Danish (da): pil mod venstre og højre
- Estonian (et): nool paremale-vasakule
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): seta para a esquerda e para a direita
- Faroese (fo): pílur sum peikar til høgru og vinstu
- Filipino (fil): pakaliwa-pakanang arrow
- Finnish (fi): nuoli oikealle ja vasemmalle
- Galician (gl): frecha cara á esquerda e a dereita
- Georgian (ka): ისარი მარცხნივ და მარჯვნივ
- Gujarati (gu): ડાબું-જમણું તીર
- Hausa (ha): kibiyar hagu-dama
- Hungarian (hu): balra-jobbra mutató nyíl
- Icelandic (is): ör til vinstri og hægri
- Igbo (ig): ube-akanri akaekpe
- Irish (ga): saighead chlé-dheas
- Javanese (jv): panah ngiwa-nengen
- Kalaallisut (kl): pil mod venstre og højre
- Kannada (kn): ಎಡ-ಬಲ ಬಾಣ
- Kazakh (kk): сол-оң көрсеткісі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سول-وڭ كورسەتكىسى
- Khmer (km): ព្រួញទៅឆ្វេងទៅស្តាំក្នុងរាងបួនជ្រុង
- Kinyarwanda (rw): akambi kava ibumoso kajya iburyo
- Konkani (kok): दावो - उजवो बाण
- Kyrgyz (ky): оңго-солго караган жебе
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): ch’ab’ moxq’ab’-wikiq’ab’
- Lao (lo): ລູກສອນຊ້າຍຂວາ
- Latvian (lv): pa kreisi un pa labi vērsta bultiņa
- Lithuanian (lt): rodyklė į kairę ir į dešinę
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): šypa nalěwo a napšawo
- Luxembourgish (lb): Feil no lénks a riets
- Macedonian (mk): стрелка налево-надесно
- Malay (ms): anak panah ke kiri ke kanan
- Malayalam (ml): ഇടത്തോട്ടും വലത്തോട്ടുമുള്ള അമ്പടയാളം
- Maltese (mt): vleġġa ’l isfel xellugija
- Marathi (mr): डावा-उजवा दर्शविणारा बाण
- Mongolian (mn): зүүн-баруун сум
- Māori (mi): pere mauī-matau
- Nepali (ne): बायाँ-दायाँ वाण
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Áro De Pọínt Lẹ́ft An Rait
- Northern Sotho (nso): lerungwana la ka go le letshadi go ya go le letona
- Norwegian (no): pil venstre-høyre
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): pil venstre-høgre
- Odia (or): ବାମ-ଡାହାଣ ତୀର
- Oromo (om): xiyya bitaa-mirgaa
- Pashto (ps): ښۍ چپ غشی
- Punjabi (pa): ਖੱਬੇ-ਸੱਜੇ ਤੀਰ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): کھبا-سجا تیر
- Quechua (qu): lluqi paña wachi
- Romanian (ro): săgeată dreapta-stânga
- Romansh (rm): frizza a dretga ed a sanestra
- Sardinian (sc): fritza cara a manca e a destra
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): saighead chlì is dheas
- Serbian (sr): стрелица налево и надесно
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): стрелица налијево и надесно
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): strelica nalevo i nadesno
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): strelica nalijevo i nadesno
- Shan (shn): ပိုၼ်ၸီႉသၢႆႉ-ၶႂႃ
- Sindhi (sd): ساڄي کاٻي پاسي تير
- Sinhala (si): වම්-දකුණු ඊතලය
- Slovak (sk): šípka doprava aj doľava
- Slovenian (sl): puščica levo desno
- Somali (so): fallaarta bidix-midig
- Swahili (sw): mshale unaoeleza kushoto na kulia
- Tajik (tg): тири чапу рост
- Tamil (ta): இடது-வலது நோக்கிய அம்புக்குறி
- Telugu (te): ఎడమ మరియు కుడి బాణం
- Tigrinya (ti): ምልክት ናብ-የማን ጸጋም
- Tongan (to): ngahau ki toʻohema mo toʻomataʻu
- Tswana (tn): motsu wa molemamojeng
- Turkmen (tk): çepe-saga ok
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kłok dolěwa a doprawa
- Urdu (ur): دائیں بائیں تیر
- Uyghur (ug): ئوڭ-سول كۆرسەتكۈچ
- Uzbek (uz): chapga-o‘ngga strelka
- Welsh (cy): saeth chwith-dde
- Wolof (wo): fettu càmmoñu-ndijoor
- Xhosa (xh): utolo olusekunene ekhohlo
- Yoruba (yo): àmì ìtó̩sọ́nà o̩lọ́fà tọ̀tún-tòsì
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì ìtó̩sɔ́nà o̩lɔ́fà tɔ̀tún-tòsì
- Zulu (zu): umcibisholo okwesokunxele nesokudla

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+2194 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `↔️` |
| CSS | `\2194\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{2194}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u2194\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 86 94 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `2194 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%86%94%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ↔️ left-right arrow emoji mean?

A horizontal arrow with a head at each end, pointing both left and right. It signals two-way movement, an exchange or swap, a link between two things, or switching back and forth, and is sometimes used to show width.

### How do I type the ↔️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “left-right arrow”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :left_right_arrow:.

### When was the ↔️ emoji added?

↔️ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ↔️?

U+2194 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ↔️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2194}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/left-right-arrow-emoji