How to type ⇄
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 21c4.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⇄.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 21C4 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “swap arrows” and double-click ⇄.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⇄ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ⇄ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⇄ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ⇄ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c4, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 21C4, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “swap arrows”.
Codes for ⇄
| Unicode | U+21C4 |
|---|---|
| Official name | RIGHTWARDS ARROW OVER LEFTWARDS ARROW |
| Block | Arrows |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ⇄ |
| HTML hex | ⇄ |
| CSS | content: "\21C4"; |
| JavaScript | "\u21C4" |
| Python | "\u21C4" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 87 84 |