What is the left-right arrow sign used for?

An arrow pointing at both left and right points would most likely be used when giving someone directions or to explain that someone feels divided or impartial in regards to an issue.

This icon depicts an arrow pointing at both left and right point. Left-right arrow emoji would most likely be used if giving someone directions, or to explain that someone feels divided or impartial in regards to an issue.

Typing the Left-right arrow sign /symbol (↔)

This is a detailed guide with several methods you can use to type or insert the left-right arrow sign/symbol text anywhere on your PC keyboard, like in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint or somewhere in your browser like Google Docs.

You’ll learn all the easy methods to get this symbol/emoji including the left-right arrow sign shortcut and alt code.

Let’s get to work without wasting much time.

Quick Guide for typing the Left-right arrow sign /symbol (↔)

To make a left-right arrow sign/symbol anywhere on your PC or laptop keyboard (like in Microsoft Word or Excel), simply press down the alt key and type 29 using the numeric keypad on the left side of your keyboard.

The table below contains everything you need to know to be able to make left-right arrow sign/symbol on Windows.

If you are using Windows, the above information is enough for you to make the left-right arrow sign/symbol into your Word/Excel document.

However, if you are not satisfied with this quick help, keep reading below as I will explain in detail, how to get the left-right arrow sign /symbol or any other angle symbol anywhere on your Windows PC like in MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint.

As you may already know, there are several dual-purpose keys on the Windows keyboard. That is to say that there are symbols readily available as second keys on the keyboard. Just by pressing two or more keys simultaneously, you can easily insert such symbol into your document. For example, pressing shift + 1 keys give you the exclamation (!) mark.

However, other symbols aren’t printed on the keyboard as second keys. This makes it difficult to type. One of these symbols is the left-right arrow sign/symbol text (↔).

Typing becomes very difficult for you if you need to add some of these symbols regularly into your document. But it doesn’t have to be difficult. Especially now that you are reading this detailed step-by-step guide.

How to Make Left-right arrow sign/symbol?

Now, I will show you all the easy ways to type or insert left-right arrow sign anywhere on your Windows PC (such as Word or Excel, or PowerPoint).

Without any further delay, below are the methods explained in detail.

Method #1: Typing a Left-right arrow sign/symbol on keyboard

Using Alt code Shortcut for Left-right arrow sign /symbol for windows

Windows has several shortcuts for symbols, some of which work only in Microsoft Word. However, there’s a Windows shortcut for the left-right arrow sign that works across all applications. It is the alt code shortcut which is Alt+29.

Now, I’ll further explain the alt code shortcut for the left-right arrow sign/symbol.

Method #2: Typing a Left-right arrow sign/symbol on keyboard

Left-right arrow sign Alt Code (Windows)

The left-right arrow sign symbol alt code is 29.

Every symbol in Word has a unique code that you can use to insert the symbol into your document. This code is known as “alt code”.

Below are the steps to type the left-right arrow symbol on your keyboard by using the alt code mentioned above:

• Press the num lock key to enable the numeric keypad. Use Fn key + NumLk keys to turn on Num Lock on laptops without the numeric keypad.
• Press and hold the alt key and type 29 using the numeric keypad.
• After typing the alt code (i.e., 29), release the [Alt] key.

Once you’ll release the alt key, the left-right arrow sign will appear in your document.

Method #3: Typing a Left-right arrow sign/symbol on keyboard

Using insert symbol dialog

This approach isn’t as straightforward as the shortcut methods. But it’s fairly simple.

And once you get the symbol into your document, you can always copy and paste it again when you need it into your document.

Below are the steps to insert the left-right arrow sign/symbol in Word using the insert symbol dialog.

• Go to the Insert tab.

• On the insert tab, click the symbol button and choose more symbol…

These few clicks will bring up the symbol dialog box.

• Under the symbol’s tab, in the font drop-down list, type and select Segoe UI Symbol. Now, type 2194 in the character code field. Once you’ll the character code, you’ll get the left-right arrow sign selected.
• Click on the insert button.

• Alternatively, double-clicking on the left-right arrow sign will also insert the symbol into your document.
• Click the close button.

This is how you may insert a left-right arrow sign text in Word using the insert symbol dialog.

Method #4: Typing a Left-right arrow sign/symbol on keyboard

Word’s AutoCorrect for the Left-right arrow sign/Symbol Text

You can also type the left-right arrow sign/symbol text using the autocorrect feature in Word. It is a feature in MS Word designed for correcting spelling mistakes like thsi to this.

Using this autocorrect feature, you can assign a shortcode to the left-right arrow sign (such as LRTT). This way, whenever you type the text LRTT, Word will think that you actually wanted to type ↔ and will convert it into the left-right arrow sign for you automatically.

• Click add, and then hit the OK button.

Now, word will automatically insert the left-right arrow sign into your document whenever you type LRTT.

Things you should remember before using the autocorrect feature in Word

Below are some things to take into consideration when you are using the autocorrect method to insert the left-right arrow sign.

• Autocorrect is case-sensitive. Meaning if you type lrtt (in lowercase), Word will not convert it into the left-right arrow sign unless you type LRTT (in uppercase).
• If there is any text before or after the autocorrect text, Word will consider the autocorrect text as part of the text and hence will not convert it to the right-angle sign. For example, GetLRTT (without space) will not get converted, but Get RGTT (with space) will get converted to Get ↔.

Method #5: Typing a Left-right arrow sign/symbol on keyboard

Copy and paste the Left-right arrow symbol text

You can simply copy the left-right arrow sign given below and paste it into your document.

↔

My favorite method for inserting symbol which I can’t easily type is copy and paste.

With this method, all you need to do is google the symbol you need to type, then copy it from one of the search results provided. Once you get the symbol into your document, you can always recopy and paste it as and when the need arises.

There is another way to copy this and any other symbol on Windows. It involves using the Windows character map.

Obey the steps below to copy and paste any symbol using the character map.

• Search for the character map app by clicking on the start button.

• The character map app will show up in the search results. Click on it to launch.
• After the character map window opens up, click to check the advance view checkbox to expand the window for more advanced options.

• On the advanced view section, type the left-right arrow in the search box.
• The symbol you searched for (i.e., the left-right arrow) will now appear on the character map. Double click on it to select it. You’ll see that the symbol appears in the characters to copy text box. This allows you to select and copy several symbols at the same time.

• After selecting the symbol, you wish to copy, click on the copy button.
• Switch over to wherever you need the symbol, whether in MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and press Ctrl + V to paste.

This is how you may copy and paste the left-right arrow sign using the character map on Windows.

Method #6: Typing a Left-right arrow sign/symbol on keyboard

HOW TO ADD THE LEFT-RIGHT ARROW SIGN IN HTML?

To add the left-right arrow sign in HTML, you can use an HTML entity, an HTML code (decimal), and a Hex code. Use the shortcode section to copy the various shortcodes for the left-right arrow sign. Here is the example:

<span>&#8596;</span>

HOW TO ADD LEFT-RIGHT ARROW SIGN /SYMBOL IN CSS?

To add the left-right arrow sign in CSS, you can use a CSS entity or CSS shortcode. Use the shortcode section to copy the CSS code for the left-right arrow sign.

Here is the example:

span {
  content: "\2194";
}

Conclusion

As you can see, these are the various ways you can use to type the left-right arrow sign text in Word/Excel with or without using the keyboard.

My favorite method is using the copy and paste method followed by the left-right arrow sign shortcut in Word. The alt code method also comes handy.

For any comments or questions about this left-right arrow sign guide, please let me know in the comments section below.