# ⬆️ Up arrow emoji

⬆️ Up arrow is an emoji in the arrows set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: cardinal, direction and north.

- Emoji: ⬆️
- Unicode name: up arrow
- Code points: U+2B06 U+FE0F
- Category: Symbols, Arrows
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :arrow_up:
- Keywords: arrow, cardinal, direction, north, up
- Page: https://emojichart.com/up-arrow-emoji

## What it means

An arrow pointing straight up, the cardinal direction north. People use it for upward movement, increases and rising numbers, for scrolling up, and to point at a message or item above.

## How to type ⬆️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “up arrow”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “up arrow”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “up arrow”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “up arrow”.
- GitHub: Type :arrow_up: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | flecha hacia arriba | dirección, flecha, flecha arriba, flecha hacia arriba, norte |
| Français (fr) | flèche haut | direction, flèche, flèche haut, nord, sens |
| Deutsch (de) | Pfeil nach oben | aufwärts, Aufwärtspfeil, nach oben, Norden, Pfeil, Pfeil nach oben |
| Italiano (it) | freccia rivolta verso l’alto | alto, direzione, freccia, freccia in alto, freccia rivolta verso l’alto, nord, punto cardinale |
| Português (pt) | seta para cima | cardinal, direção, norte, seta, seta para cima |
| Nederlands (nl) | pijl omhoog | noord, omhoog, pijl, richting, windrichting |
| Svenska (sv) | uppåtpil | norr, pil, riktning, uppåtpil, väderstreck |
| Polski (pl) | strzałka w górę | kierunek, północ, strzałka, strzałka do góry, strzałka w górę |
| Türkçe (tr) | yukarı ok | ana yön, kuzey, ok, yön, yukarı ok, yukarı yönlü ok |
| Русский (ru) | стрелка вверх | вверх, направление, север, стрелка |
| Українська (uk) | стрілка вгору | на північ, напрям, північ, сторона світу, стрілка, стрілка вгору |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πάνω βέλος | απόλυτη, βέλος, βοράς, βόρεια, κατεύθυνση, πάνω βέλος |
| العربية (ar) | سهم لأعلى | اتجاه, رمز, سهم, سهم لأعلى, شمال, كاردينال |
| עברית (he) | חץ למעלה | חץ, כיוון, למעלה, צפון |
| فارسی (fa) | پیکان بالا | پیکان, پیکان بالا, جهت اصلی, شمال, مسیر |
| हिन्दी (hi) | उर्ध्वमुखी तीर | उत्तर, उर्ध्वमुखी तीर, ऊपर तीर, कार्डिनल, तीर, दिशा |
| বাংলা (bn) | উপরে তীর | উত্তর, উপরে তীর, উপরের দিকে তীর, তীর, দিক, দিকনির্দেশ, পরিমাণবাচক |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tanda panah atas | arah, atas, kardinal, lambang, panah, simbol, tanda, utara |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũi tên lên | bắc, chính, hướng, mũi tên, mũi tên lên |
| ไทย (th) | ลูกศรชี้ขึ้น | ทิศทาง, ลูกศร, ลูกศรชี้ขึ้น, เหนือ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 上矢印 | 上, 上矢印, 北, 矢印 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 위쪽 화살표 | 길찾기, 북쪽, 상향 화살표, 위쪽, 화살표 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 向上箭头 | 上, 北, 向上箭头, 方位, 方向, 标识, 箭头 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 向上箭頭 | 北方, 向上箭頭, 方向 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): pyl na bo
- Akan (ak): soro akyerԑkyerԑkwan
- Albanian (sq): shigjeta lart
- Amharic (am): ወደ ላይ ጠቋሚ ቀስት
- Armenian (hy): վերև սլաք
- Assamese (as): ঊৰ্ধ্বমুখী কাঁড়
- Azerbaijani (az): üzüyuxarı ox
- Bashkir (ba): өҫкә уҡ
- Basque (eu): gora gezia
- Belarusian (be): стрэлка ўверх
- Bosnian (bs): strelica nagore
- Bulgarian (bg): стрелка нагоре
- Burmese (my): အပေါ်ညွှန်မြား
- Canadian French (fr-CA): flèche pointant vers le haut
- Cantonese (yue): 向上箭咀
- Catalan (ca): fletxa cap amunt
- Cherokee (chr): ᎦᎸᎳᏓᎦᏘ ᎦᏝᏗ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 上箭嘴
- Chuvash (cv): хулӑн стрелка ҫӳлелле
- Croatian (hr): strelica prema gore
- Czech (cs): šipka nahoru
- Danish (da): opadvendt pil
- Estonian (et): nool üles
- Faroese (fo): pílur sum peikar uppeftir
- Filipino (fil): pataas na arrow
- Finnish (fi): nuoli ylös
- Galician (gl): frecha cara arriba
- Georgian (ka): ისარი ზემოთ
- Gujarati (gu): ઉપર તીર
- Hausa (ha): kibiya sama
- Hungarian (hu): felfelé mutató nyíl
- Icelandic (is): ör upp
- Igbo (ig): ube dị elu
- Irish (ga): saighead suas
- Javanese (jv): panah munggah
- Kalaallisut (kl): opadvendt pil
- Kannada (kn): ಮೇಲ್ಮುಖ ಬಾಣ
- Kazakh (kk): жоғары қараған көрсеткі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جوعارى قاراعان كورسەتكى
- Khmer (km): ព្រួញទៅលើ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): akambi kazamuka
- Konkani (kok): वयर बाण
- Kyrgyz (ky): өйдө караган жебе
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): ch’ab’ pa uwi’
- Lao (lo): ລູກສອນຂຶ້ນ
- Latvian (lv): augšupbultiņa
- Lithuanian (lt): rodyklė į viršų
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): šypa górjej
- Luxembourgish (lb): Feil no uewen
- Macedonian (mk): стрелка нагоре
- Malay (ms): anak panah ke atas
- Malayalam (ml): മുകളിലേക്ക് ചൂണ്ടുന്ന അമ്പടയാളം
- Maltese (mt): vleġġa ’l fuq
- Marathi (mr): वर दर्शविणारा बाण
- Mongolian (mn): дээшээ сум
- Māori (mi): pere ake
- Nepali (ne): माथि फर्केको तीर
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Áro De Pọínt Ọp
- Northern Sotho (nso): lerungwana la godimo
- Norwegian (no): pil opp
- Odia (or): ଉପର ତୀର
- Oromo (om): xiyya olee
- Pashto (ps): پورته غشی
- Punjabi (pa): ਉੱਪਰ ਤੀਰ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): اُوتلا تیر
- Quechua (qu): hanaq wachi
- Romanian (ro): săgeată orientată în sus
- Romansh (rm): frizza ensi
- Sardinian (sc): fritza cara a artu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): saighead suas
- Serbian (sr): стрелица нагоре
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): strelica nagore
- Shan (shn): ပိုၼ်ၶိုၼ်ႈ
- Sindhi (sd): مٿي تير
- Sinhala (si): උඩු ඊතලය
- Slovak (sk): šípka nahor
- Slovenian (sl): puščica gor
- Somali (so): fallaarta kor
- Swahili (sw): mshale unaoelekeza juu
- Tajik (tg): тири "боло"
- Tamil (ta): மேல்நோக்கிய அம்புக்குறி
- Telugu (te): ఎగువ బాణం
- Tigrinya (ti): ምልክት ናብ ላዕሊ
- Tongan (to): ngahau ki ʻolunga
- Tswana (tn): motsu wa godimo
- Turkmen (tk): ýokary ok
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kłok horje
- Urdu (ur): اوپر کا تیر
- Uyghur (ug): ئۈستى كۆرسەتكۈچ
- Uzbek (uz): yuqoriga strelka
- Welsh (cy): saeth i fyny
- Wolof (wo): fettu kaw
- Xhosa (xh): utolo oluphezulu
- Yoruba (yo): àmì òkè ìtó̩sọ́nà o̩lọ́fà
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àmì òkè ìtó̩sɔ́nà o̩lɔ́fà
- Zulu (zu): inkomba phezulu

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+2B06 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `⬆️` |
| CSS | `\2B06\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{2B06}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u2B06\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 AC 86 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `2B06 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%AC%86%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ⬆️ up arrow emoji mean?

An arrow pointing straight up, the cardinal direction north. People use it for upward movement, increases and rising numbers, for scrolling up, and to point at a message or item above.

### How do I type the ⬆️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “up arrow”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :arrow_up:.

### When was the ⬆️ emoji added?

⬆️ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ⬆️?

U+2B06 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ⬆️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2B06}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/up-arrow-emoji