HTML Arrow Symbols

There are many HTML Special characters could be use in your web designs, below is the list of html arrow symbols with entity name and code, include up arrows, down arrows, left arrows, right arrows, double arrow symbols ...etc.


HTML Entity (decimal)
HTML Entity (hex)
HTML Entity (named)
C/C++/Java source code

HTML Symbols

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HTML Symbol Entities

There are many mathematical, technical, and currency symbols, are not present on a normal keyboard. To add such symbols to an HTML page, you can use an HTML entity name. If no entity name exists, you can use an entity number, a decimal, or hexadecimal reference.

How to add special characters in html

Look up the character code you need.
Place the code in your document.
You can use the friendly name if there is one, the decimal numeric code, or the hexadecimal numeric code.
eg. ↓ (Down Arrow Sign) - ↓ or ↓ or ↓
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Add the unicode declaration to your document head.
Simply add the following meta tag anywhere inside the <head> of your web page. This will insure that your special characters display correctly.

<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />

Usage Example

To add a right arrow symbol to an HTML page, you can use the entity name or the entity number (a decimal or a hexadecimal reference) for the symbol.

HTML soruce code


<p>entity name : right arrow &rarr;</p>

<p>decimal value : right arrow &#8594;</p>

<p>hexadecimal value : right arrow &#x2192;</p>

HTML display

entity name : right arrow → decimal value : right arrow → hexadecimal value : right arrow →

JavaScript source code


alert("right arrow \u2192");

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