What ⭤ means
Its documented standardization belongs to digital arrow design.
The left-right triangle arrow joined an arrow reorganization in 2014 that drew on Wingdings and Webdings, decorative symbol fonts.
Technical and diagram-like; it communicates direction and structure more than tone.
In a message, expect a directional mark, not a familiar emoji reaction.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ⭤ show as a box?
The font may lack this glyph. A typeface without ⭤ can show a missing-glyph box or another fallback shape; the underlying character remains the same.
How to type ⭤
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2B64, then Alt+X to get ⭤.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “left right triangle-headed arrow”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2b64, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⭤CSS
\2B64Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⭤
HTML hex
⭤
CSS content
content: "\2B64";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AD%A4
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.