North West Arrow Symbol ↖

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North West Arrow Symbol Information

Symbol Name North West Arrow
Unicode Version 1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode U+2196
CSS Code \2196
HTML Entity ↖
Hex Code ↖
HTML Code ↖
Latex \nwarrow
Alt Code 2196

North West Arrow Symbol Encoding

UTF-8 0xE2 0x86 0x96
UTF-16 0x2196
UTF-32 0x00002196


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How to type north west arrow symbol in latex

Copy \documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\nwarrow
\end{document}

How to add north west arrow symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the north west arrow on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type north west arrow symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the north west arrow on microsoft Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2 1 9 6
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2 1 9 6 is now transformed into ↖

How to type north west arrow symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the north west arrow on Microsoft windows using following steps:

  • Hold Alt and press 2 1 9 6 to type north west arrow on your windows machine.

How to type north west arrow symbol on Mac OS

You can type the north west arrow on Mac OS using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
  • Type “North West Arrow” in the search field at the top and press Enter
  • The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
  • How to type north west arrow symbol on Mac OS
    How to type north west arrow symbol on Mac OS

How to type north west arrow symbol on Linux

You can type the north west arrow on Linux using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
  • Press keys 2 1 9 6 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type north west arrow symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the north west arrow on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.


How to use north west arrow in CSS

Copy // css example
span {
content: "\2196";
}

How to type north west arrow in HTML

Copy // html example
<span>&#8598;</span>

North West Arrow symbol representation in programming languages

north west arrow's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

Language Representation
Rust \u{2196}
Ruby \u{2196}
Python \u2196
PHP \u{2196}
Perl "\x{2196}"
Java \u2196
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 \u{2196}
JavaScript \u2196
Go \u2196
C# \u2196
C and C++ \u2196
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e \u2196
RFC 5137 \u'2196'
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