What does ↕️ Up-Down Arrow mean?
A vertical arrow with heads at both ends, showing movement up and down. It describes things that go both ways, such as scrolling, swapping two items, mood swings or a price that keeps bouncing. In design and spreadsheet chats it can mean “sort” or “resize vertically”. Its horizontal partner ↔️ covers side-to-side movement.
↕️ Up-Down Arrow is an emoji from the Symbols category (arrows), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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↕️ Up-Down Arrow on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Up-Down Arrow looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Up-Down Arrow emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ↕️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :arrow_up_down:.
When was the Up-Down Arrow emoji added?
↕️ Up-Down Arrow was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ↕️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Up-Down Arrow. The underlying code (U+2195 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.