At the same time, you can also directly copy the HTML code. Click to copy the arrow symbol automatically. You can find the codepoints for most arrows in the below wikipedia article (or just copy them directly)īy default it'll only work for codepoints smaller than 256, hence you can just type a few arrows like Matt Smith's answer above. Copy and paste all common arrow symbols for use in emails, texts, letters, web pages. 2Ɨ) then you must type 2U+197 or 2U+0197 then Alt+ X However sometimes you need to type 2 followed by U+0197 (i.e. This works for any Unicode charactersįor example ↗ is U+2197 so just type 2197 then Alt+ X Just type the codepoint in hex (with or without U+) and then press Alt+ X, Word will do the conversion for you. This needs Use Math AutoCorrect rules outside of math regions to be turned on beside the normal AutoCorrect.
There are even more types of arrows, including curved ones and diagonal ones like \asmash \hsmash \hsphantom \mapsto \lrhar \searrow \swarrow. With this feature -> will be converted into → by default without doubling the hyphen.
> Replace text as you typeĪ downside of this is that many of the arrows are from the private use area like U+F0E0 U+F0E8, therefore you can't copy them around to other applications easily, but of course if you only use them in Word then it'll be fine 2. If it was turned off, you need to turn it on again by selecting File > Word Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options. Of course this needs AutoCorrect to be turned on. There are also other types of arrows and you can also insert your own ones so you don't need any shortcuts Similarly => will be a heavy right-pointed arrow. AutoCorrectīy default -> will be changed to a light right-pointed arrow.